Dietary Supplementation with Fructooligosaccharides Increase Survival Time in a Hamster Model of Clostridium difficile-Colitis

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are an indigestible, highly fermentable carbohydrate with a chain length of 3 to 5. They are known bifidogenic factors which may provide physiological benefits when fed. Two studies investigating the effect of FOS on survival in a hamster model of Clostridium difficile-c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bioscience and Microflora 1997, Vol.16(2), pp.59-64
Hauptverfasser:	WOLF, Bryan W., MEULBROEK, Jonathan A., JARVIS, Kenneth P., WHEELER, Keith B., GARLEB, Keith A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clostridium difficile colitis fructooligosaccharides hamster model
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