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Effect of Rice Fiber on Human Fecal Microflora
Author(s) -
Benno Yoshimi,
Endo Kimiko,
Miyoshi Hiroko,
Okuda Toyoko,
Koishi Hideo,
Mitsuoka Tomotari
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1989.tb01992.x
Subject(s) - clostridia , clostridium perfringens , biology , bacteroides , eubacterium , feces , clostridium , bifidobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , brown rice , clostridiaceae , human feces , enterococcus faecalis , enterococcus , bacteroidaceae , escherichia coli , bacteria , lactobacillus , antibiotics , fermentation , biochemistry , genetics , gene , toxin
The effects of brown rice, containing fourfold as much dietary fiber as polished rice, on the human fecal microflora were determined. Significantly increased numbers of Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Enterococcus faecalis were observed during the brown rice intake, whereas the total counts and the numbers of bacteroides, Eubacterium aerofaciens , and Escherichia coli during the intake were lower than those before and after the intake. Lower numbers of clostridia and low incidences of Clostridium paraputrificum and C. perfringens were observed during the brown rice intake.