What we gained from a century of investigations of symbiontic intestinal microflora
Symbiontic microflora prevents contamination of human intestine with foreign microflora; microbial enzymes split cellular tissue, proteins, fat, starch, deconjugate bile acids, synthetize B vitamins, amino acids, cholesterol and other substances.Microbial metabolism products - short-chain fatty acids - stimulate intestinal motility and are effectiv