Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Increased GABA Production

• Combining Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Bifidobacterium adolescentis can improve GABA production in faecal fermentations.

  • 2026-02-14
  • Journal of applied microbiology 137(3)
  • • Rihua Xu
    • Melinda J Mayer
    • Mark Philo
    • Gwénaëlle Le Gall
    • Guesh Mulaw
    • Alise Ponsero
    • Arjan Narbad

  • PubMed: 41689511
  • DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxag047

  3 Insights on

  • Increased GABA Production

  • Low evidence

  selected strains inoculated singly or in combination persisted over 24 h and increased the GABA concentration without causing major disruptions in the microbiome or metabolome.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate