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Harry J. Flint
Researcher at University of Aberdeen
Publications - 298
Citations - 53865
Harry J. Flint is an academic researcher from University of Aberdeen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gut flora & Ruminococcus. The author has an hindex of 99, co-authored 293 publications receiving 43712 citations. Previous affiliations of Harry J. Flint include Rowett Research Institute.
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Expert consensus document. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic
Colin Hill,Francisco Guarner,Gregor Reid,Glenn R. Gibson,Daniel Merenstein,Bruno Pot,Lorenzo Morelli,Roberto Berni Canani,Harry J. Flint,Seppo Salminen,Philip C. Calder,Mary Ellen Sanders +11 more
TL;DR: An expert panel was convened in October 2013 by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to discuss the field of probiotics and the appropriate use and scope of the term probiotic.
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The gut microbiota, bacterial metabolites and colorectal cancer
TL;DR: The relationship between diet, microbial metabolism and CRC is discussed and it is argued that the cumulative effects of microbial metabolites should be considered in order to better predict and prevent cancer progression.
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The role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health
TL;DR: The complex interplay between the gut microbiota, diet and health is considered and better definition of those dominant commensal bacteria, community profiles and system characteristics that produce stable gut communities beneficial to health is important.
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Diversity, metabolism and microbial ecology of butyrate-producing bacteria from the human large intestine.
Petra Louis,Harry J. Flint +1 more
TL;DR: This review provides an overview of the current knowledge of the diversity, metabolism and microbial ecology of this functionally important group of bacteria and suggests that mechanisms proposed recently in non-gut Clostridium spp.
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Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut
TL;DR: The impact of dietary carbohydrates, including prebiotics, on human health requires understanding of the complex relationship between diet composition, the gut microbiota and metabolic outputs.