The control and consequences of bacterial fermentation in the human colon

J Appl Bacteriol. 1991 Jun;70(6):443-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb02739.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
  • Colon / metabolism
  • Colon / microbiology*
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile / metabolism
  • Fermentation
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen / metabolism
  • Methane / metabolism
  • Mucins / metabolism
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Oligosaccharides / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Starch / metabolism

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Volatile
  • Mucins
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
  • Proteins
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Hydrogen
  • Starch
  • Nitrogen
  • Methane