Bifidobacterium (7, 21, 36) and the total numbers of Lactobacillus
(28), reduces the numbers of pathogens (20), and induces
a short-chain fatty acid profile similar to that found in breastfed
infants (4, 21). Addition of the specific prebiotic mixture of
GOS and FOS also results in a distribution of the different
Bifidobacterium species similar to that found in breast-fed infants
(16).