Fol. Biol. 2025, 71, 44-53
https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2025071010044
Breast Milk as a Source of Prebiotic Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Bacteria from the Lactobacillaceae Family
Kataryzna Łubiech1
, Magdalena Twarużek1, Elena Sinkiewicz-Darol1,2, Dorota Martysiak-Żurowska3, Barbara Kusznierewicz3
, Magdalena Twarużek1, Elena Sinkiewicz-Darol1,2, Dorota Martysiak-Żurowska3, Barbara Kusznierewicz3
1Department of Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2Human Milk Bank, Ludwik Rydygier Provincial Polyclinical Hospital in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
3Department of Food Chemistry, Technology and Biotechnology, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland
Received December 2024
Accepted March 2025
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