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Supplementation of the Diet with High-Viscosity Beta-Glucan Results in Enrichment for Lactobacilli in the Rat Cecum Written By: J. Snart, R. Bibiloni, T. Grayson, C. Lay, H. Zhang, G. E. Allison, J. K. Laverdiere, F. Temelli, T. Vasanthan, R. Bell, and G.W. Tannock | Found In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology March 2006 High viscosity barley beta-glucan was compared to cellulose in a high fiber diet in experimental mice. Only the barley beta-glucan promoted the growth of Lactobillus acidophilus bacteria in the colon of the mice confirming the prebiotic effect of barley fiber. Click Here for the PDF » View All |
