Diet Supplementation with NUTRIOSE, a Resistant Dextrin, Increases the Abundance of <i>Parabacteroides distasonis</i> in the Human Gut

Abstract

Supplementation with RD can be used to specifically increase P. distasonis in gut microbiota of healthy women. The magnitude of the response may be associated with fiber-metabolizing capabilities of strains carried by subjects. Further research will seek to confirm that P. distasonis directly modulates the clinical effects observed in other studies.