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Resistant starches types 2 and 4 have differential effects on the composition of the fecal microbiota in human subjects.
PloS one - 29 Nov 2010
Martínez Inés, Kim Jaehyoung, Duffy Patrick R, Schlegel Vicki L, Walter Jens
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To systematically develop dietary strategies based on resistant starch (RS) that modulate the human gut microbiome, detailed in vivo studies that evaluate the effects of different forms of RS on the community structure and population dynamics of the gut microbiota are necessary. The aim of the present study was to gain a community wide perspective of the effects of RS types 2 (RS2) and 4 (RS4) on the...
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