Dietary fiber selectively regulates intestinal persistence of probiotic bifidobacteria
Garam Choi, Shruti Chatterjee, Urmi Shah, Tae Hyung Won, Alexandros Skouris, J Y Kim, Waleed Mujib, Haipeng Sun, Marissa A. Fontaine, Adriana Messyasz, Alexander D. Lemenze, David Kyle Meyerholz, Maria G. Dominguez-Bello, Frank C. Schroeder, Douwe van Sinderen, , Nicholas J. Bessman
This study identifies raffinose as a dietary fiber that promotes bifidobacterial persistence in the gut during weaning, with implications for host health and inflammation.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology