Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Prebiotic Potential of <i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and Its Extracts Using Selected Bacterial Members of the Pig Gastrointestinal Microbiota

Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Prebiotic Potential of <i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and Its Extracts Using Selected Bacterial Members of the Pig Gastrointestinal Microbiota

<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and its extracts are promising antibacterial and prebiotic dietary supplements for pigs. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of the increasing concentrations of: (1) two whole biomass samples of <i>A. nodosum</i> with different...

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Main Authors: Brigkita Venardou, John V. O’Doherty, Marco Garcia-Vaquero, Claire Kiely, Gaurav Rajauria, Mary J. McDonnell, Marion T. Ryan, Torres Sweeney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i>
seaweed polysaccharides
fucoidan
antibacterial
prebiotic
<i>Bifidobacterium</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/1/41

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