The Effect of Feeding Cocoa Powder and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on the Composition and Function of Pig Intestinal Microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary habits have been linked with variability of gut microbiota composition and disease risk.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of feeding a cocoa powder with or without a probiotic on the composition and function of the fecal microbiome of pigs.

Methods

Four groups of 8 pigs each were fed a standard growth diet supplemented with cocoa powder, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG), cocoa powder + LGG, or an equal amount of fiber similar to that found in cocoa powder (control group). Fecal samples were collected prior to and 4 wk after initiation of the dietary intervention. Microbiota composition was determined after amplification of the first 2 variable regions of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA). Predictions of metagenomic function

SUBMITTER: Solano-Aguilar GI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6041806 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature