Karen P. Scott

Research topics

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

Frequent co-authors

• Glenn R. Gibson · 1 paper
• Robert W. Hutkins · 1 paper
• Mary Ellen Sanders · 1 paper
• Susan L. Prescott · 1 paper
• Raylene A. Reimer · 1 paper
• Seppo Salminen · 1 paper
• Catherine Stanton · 1 paper
• Kelly Scott Swanson · 1 paper

Papers

1. Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebioticsNature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2017 · 5,620 citations

   With the continued interest in the role of the gut microbiota in health, attention has now turned to how to harness the microbiota for the benefit of the host. This Consensus Statement outlines the definition and scope of the term…

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.…