This study investigated the stability and the activity of the microbiota from a single and a pool of donors in the TNO in vitro model of the colon (TIM-2 system). Our findings demonstrate the suitability of the preparation of a pool of fecal sample to be used for fermentation experiments.
Keywords: Fecal inoculum preparation; Fermentation; Gut microbiota; In vitro model; Pooling.
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