The Influence of Probiotics on the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio in the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Bowel disease

Stojanov, Spase; Berlec, Aleš; Štrukelj, Borut

doi:10.3390/microorganisms8111715

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The Influence of Probiotics on the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio in the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Bowel disease

Published in Microorganisms • Nov 1, 2020

Authors:

Spase Stojanov

Aleš Berlec

Borut Štrukelj

Abstract

The two most important bacterial phyla in the gastrointestinal tract, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, have gained much attention in recent years. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio is widely accepted to have an important influence in maintaining normal intestinal homeostasis. Increased or decrea...

Subject

Firmicutes

Bacteroidetes

Dysbiosis

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