Distal colonic transit is linked to gut microbiota diversity and microbial fermentation in humans with slow colonic transit.

This study suggests that the distal colon transit may affect not only microbiota diversity but also microbial metabolism.
PMID: 31869241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology - December 22, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Müller M, Hermes GDA, Canfora EE, Smidt H, Masclee AAM, Zoetendal EG, Blaak EE Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research