Comparison of the relative impacts of acute consumption of an inulin-enriched diet, milk kefir or a commercial probiotic product on the human gut microbiome and metabolome

BRIEF COMMUNICATION OPEN Comparison of the relative impacts of acute consumption of an inulin-enriched diet, milk kefir or a commercial probiotic product on the human gut microbiome and metabolome Liam H. Walsh 1,2 , Aaron M. Walsh 1,2,3 , Isabel Garcia-Perez4 , Fiona Crispie 1,3 , Adele Costabile 5 , Richard Ellis 6 , Jim Finlayson 7 , Laura A. Finnegan 1,3 , Marcus J. Claesson 2,3 , Elaine Holmes 4 and Paul D. Cotter 1,2,8 ✉ It has been established that the human gut microbiota is central to...