The impact of a competitive event and the efficacy of a lactic acid bacteria-fermented soymilk extract on the gut microbiota and urinary metabolites of endurance athletes: An open-label pilot study

• Mina Fukuchi,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Hachioji Center for Research and Development, B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

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• Masaaki Sugita,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan

  Affiliation Faculty of Education, Mie University, Mie, Japan

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• Makoto Banjo,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Asahigaoka Elementary School, Gifu, Japan

  Affiliation Faculty of Education, Mie University, Mie, Japan

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• Keisuke Yonekura,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

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• Yasuhiro Sasuga

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: y-sasuga@bandscorp.jp

  Affiliation Hachioji Center for Research and Development, B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-9375

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