Characterization of the Intestinal Lactobacilli Community following Galactooligosaccharides and Polydextrose Supplementation in the Neonatal Piglet

Jennifer L. Hoeflinger; Dimitri O. Kashtanov; Stephen B. Cox; Scot E. Dowd; Zeina E. Jouni; Sharon M. Donovan; Michael J. Miller

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135494

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Characterization of the Intestinal Lactobacilli Community following Galactooligosaccharides and Polydextrose Supplementation in the Neonatal Piglet

Jennifer L. Hoeflinger,

Affiliation Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America
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Dimitri O. Kashtanov,

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America
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Stephen B. Cox,

Affiliation Research and Testing Laboratory, 4321 Marsha Sharp FWY, Lubbock, TX, 79407, United States of America
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Scot E. Dowd,

Current address: Molecular Research LP, 503 Clovis Rd., Shallowater, TX, 79363, United States of America

Affiliation Research and Testing Laboratory, 4321 Marsha Sharp FWY, Lubbock, TX, 79407, United States of America
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Zeina E. Jouni,

Current address: Kellogg’s, 67 Michigan Ave. W., Battle Creek, MI, 49017, United States of America

Affiliation Mead Johnson Nutrition, 400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN, 47712, United States of America
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Sharon M. Donovan,

Affiliations Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America, Division of Nutritional Sciences University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America
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Michael J. Miller

* E-mail: mille216@illinois.edu

Affiliations Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America, Division of Nutritional Sciences University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States of America
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Characterization of the Intestinal Lactobacilli Community following Galactooligosaccharides and Polydextrose Supplementation in the Neonatal Piglet

Jennifer L. Hoeflinger,
Dimitri O. Kashtanov,
Stephen B. Cox,
Scot E. Dowd,
Zeina E. Jouni,
Sharon M. Donovan,
Michael J. Miller

Published: August 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135494

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