Nondigestible carbohydrates (NDCs) are fermentation substrates in the colon after esca**
digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Among NDCs, resistant starch is not hydrolyzed …

Several lines of evidence suggest that brain function and behaviour are influenced by
microbial metabolites. Key products of the microbiota are short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) …

Butyrate-producing bacteria have recently gained attention, since they are important for a
healthy colon and when altered contribute to emerging diseases, such as ulcerative colitis …

The human gut microbiome is a collection of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses that
coexist in our bodies and are essential in protective, metabolic, and physiologic functions of …

Feed efficiency (FE) is critical in pig production for both economic and environmental
reasons. As the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in energy harvest, it is likely to …

Disturbance of the beneficial gut microbial community is a potential collateral effect of
antibiotics, which have many uses in animal agriculture (disease treatment or prevention …

The gut microbiota is a diverse bacterial community consisting of approximately 2000
species, predominantly from five phyla: Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria …

Background and Aims Many studies show that fish oil with high content of n-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) plays an important role in human health and disease …

The short-chain fatty acid butyrate, produced from fermentable carbohydrates by gut
microbiota in the colon, has multiple beneficial effects on human health. At the intestinal …

Intestinimonas is a newly described bacterial genus with representative strains present in
the intestinal tract of human and other animals. Despite unique metabolic features including …