Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and Increased Bacterial Species Number

Doses used in studies

sachet/day: 1 (median 1, IQR 1–1) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4 months · IQR 4 months–4 months · Range 4 months–4 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Gut microbiota composition after diet and probiotics in overweight breast cancer survivors: a randomized open-label pilot intervention trial.

2020-06
RCT · n = 34
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 74
- Marianna Pellegrini
- Mirko Ippolito
- Taira Monge
- Rossella Violi
- Paola Cappello
- Ilario Ferrocino
- Luca Simone Cocolin
- Antonella De Francesco
- Simona Bo
- Concetta Finocchiaro

PubMed: 32234652
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110749

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Increased Bacterial Species Number

High evidence
Clinical

After 2 mo of probiotic administration the number of bacterial species (P = 0.01) and the bacterial diversity assessed with the Chao1 index (P = 0.004) significantly increased

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Small
Significant: Yes
Dose: 1 sachet/d