ArticleJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2018
Effects of the Administration of Probiotics on Fecal Microbiota Diversity and Composition in Healthy Individuals.
Article in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- The effects of dairy products containingFrontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- The effects of AG1® supplementation on the gut microbiome of healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Trial
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- The role of probiotics in improving menstrual health in women with primary dysmenorrhoea: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (the PERIOD study).Women's health (London, England)Trial
- Modulation of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolomes by Fermentation Using a Probiotic Complex in a Dysbiosis-Associated Fecal Model.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
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- Effects ofFood science and biotechnology · 2023Article
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- Gut Bifidobacterium responses to probiotic Lactobacillus casei Zhang administration vary between subjects from different geographic regions.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Potential Protective Effects ofThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Article
- Effect of the administration of probiotics on the fecal microbiota of adult individuals.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- The Microbiome and Alzheimer's Disease: Potential and Limitations of Prebiotic, Synbiotic, and Probiotic Formulations.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Review
- Gut integrity in critical illness.Journal of intensive care · 2019Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsProbiotics are expected to modify the composition of gut microbiota. We aimed to investigate the changes in the composition and diversity of gut microbiota by the administration of probiotics in healthy individuals.
methodsTwelve healthy volunteers with age range of 30-42 years provided baseline fecal samples. Subsequently, they took commercially available probiotic capsules (a mixture for
resultsThe mean Shannon index was not significantly altered by the 4-week administration of probiotics (4.365 vs 4.556,
conclusionsThe diversity of fecal microbiota is not significantly affected by 4 weeks of probiotics administration. The proportion of fecal microbiota at the genus level is significantly altered by the administration of probiotics. However, this effect does not seem to last long, probably because of homeostasis or dietary influence.
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