Bifidobacterium bifidum UABb-10 and Increased Probiotic Bacterial Survival Through Upper Gastrointestinal Transit

• Survival of Probiotic Bacterial Cells in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and the Effect of the Surviving Population on the Colonic Microbial Community Activity and Composition.

  • 2024-08-21
  • Nutrients 16(16)
  • • Marlies Govaert
    • Chloë Rotsaert
    • Chelsea Vannieuwenhuyse
    • Cindy Duysburgh
    • Sophie Medlin
    • Massimo Marzorati
    • Harry Jarrett

  • PubMed: 39203927
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu16162791

  1 Insight on

  • Increased Probiotic Bacterial Survival Through Upper Gastrointestinal Transit

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Significantly greater survival and culturability rates were reported for the delayed-release capsule formulation (>50%) as compared to the powder, liquid, and standard capsule formulations (<1%)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes