Effects of different dietary protein sources on cecal microflora in rats

摘要

The aim of this study was to test the effects of balanced diets respectively containing soya protein isolate, zein and casein as the sole protein source on the amount of total bacteria, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium?and?Escherichia?in cecal digesta of growing rats. The casein increased the amount of?Lactobacillus?andBifidobacterium?than the soya protein and zein. Soy protein was better than the zein in the role of increasing the numbers of?Lactobacilli?and?Bifidobacterium?in the cecal of rats.