1: Nutr Rev 1995 May;53(5):127-30
Colonic microflora: nutrition and health. Summary and conclusions of
an International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) [Europe] workshop held
in Barcelona, Spain.
Roberfroid MB, Bornet F, Bouley C, Cummings JH
Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
The colonic microflora is an organism that performs a variety of unique
activities. It is more important to evaluate these activities than to analyze
bacterial composition in terms of genera, species, or strains. Unless the
bacteria translocate, it is the activities of the colonic microflora that
affect colonic and systemic physiology and not the bacteria themselves.
Publication Types: Review Review, tutorial
PMID: 7666984, UI: 95396448