Harry James Flint

Research topics

• Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology · 3 papers
• Probiotics and Fermented Foods · 3 papers
• Food composition and properties · 2 papers
• Gut microbiota and health · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Sylvia H. Duncan · 2 papers
• Colin Hill · 1 paper
• Francisco Guarner · 1 paper
• Gregor Reid · 1 paper
• Glenn R. Gibson · 1 paper
• Daniel J. Merenstein · 1 paper
• Bruno Pot · 1 paper
• Lorenzo Morelli · 1 paper

Papers

1. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probioticNature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2014 · 9,596 citations

   Probiotics are widely regarded as live microorganisms that, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit, but guidance is needed on the most appropriate use of the term. This Consensus Statement outlines recommendations for the scope and definition of…

2. Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gutGut Microbes · 2012 · 2,386 citations

   Bacteria that colonize the mammalian intestine collectively possess a far larger repertoire of degradative enzymes and metabolic capabilities than their hosts. Microbial fermentation of complex non-digestible dietary carbohydrates and host-derived glycans in the human intestine has important consequences for health.…

3. The microbiology of butyrate formation in the human colonFEMS Microbiology Letters · 2002 · 1,301 citations

   Butyrate arising from microbial fermentation is important for the energy metabolism and normal development of colonic epithelial cells and has a mainly protective role in relation to colonic disease. While certain dietary substrates such as resistant starch appear to be…