A prebiotic-enhanced lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNSp) increases Bifidobacterium relative abundance and enhances short-chain fatty acid production in simulated colonic microbiota from undernourished infants
Toe L, Kerckhof F, De Bodt J, Morel F, Ouedraogo J, Kolsteren P, Van de Wiele T. A prebiotic-enhanced lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNSp) increases Bifidobacterium relative abundance and enhances short-chain fatty acid production in simulated colonic microbiota from undernourished infants. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2020, 96: fiaa105. PMID: 32568403, DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid-based nutrient supplementsBifidobacterium relative abundanceFatty acid productionAcid productionBranched-chain fatty acid productionNew therapeutic pathsLower gut microbiota diversityGut microbiota compositionPublic health problemHuman Intestinal Microbial EcosystemGut microbiota diversityIntestinal microbial ecosystemShort-chain fatty acid productionNutrient supplementsUndernourished infantsUndernourished childrenDynamic gut modelDeath proportionsMicrobiota compositionColonic microbiotaHealth problemsNutritional statusTherapeutic pathFecal microbiotaMicrobiota diversity