About the Authors
- Ida M. Smith
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Affiliations Health & Nutrition Division Discovery, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Jeffrey E. Christensen
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Affiliation Health & Nutrition Division Discovery, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark
- Nils Arneborg
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Affiliation Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Lene Jespersen
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* E-mail: lj@food.ku.dk
Affiliation Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts to declare. IMS and JEC are employees of Chr. Hansen A/S, a manufacturer of probiotic products, and the described work was carried out at Chr. Hansen A/S facilities in Hørsholm, Denmark. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IMS JEC NA LJ. Performed the experiments: IMS JEC. Analyzed the data: IMS JEC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IMS JEC. Wrote the paper: IMS.