Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut

Bacteria that colonize the mammalian intestine collectively possess a far larger repertoire of degradative enzymes and metabolic capabilities than their hosts. Microbial fermentation of complex non-digestible dietary carbohydrates and host–derived glycans in the human intestine has important consequ...

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Main Authors: Harry J. Flint, Karen P. Scott, Sylvia H. Duncan, Petra Louis, Evelyne Forano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-07-01
Series:Gut Microbes
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.4161/gmic.19897
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