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| Title |
The Microbiota and Health Promoting Characteristics of the Fermented Beverage Kefir
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00647 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Benjamin C. T. Bourrie, Benjamin P. Willing, Paul D. Cotter |
| Abstract |
Kefir is a complex fermented dairy product created through the symbiotic fermentation of milk by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts contained within an exopolysaccharide and protein complex called a kefir grain. As with other fermented dairy products, kefir has been associated with a range of health benefits such as cholesterol metabolism and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition, antimicrobial activity, tumor suppression, increased speed of wound healing, and modulation of the immune system including the alleviation of allergy and asthma. These reports have led to increased interest in kefir as a focus of research and as a potential probiotic-containing product. Here, we review those studies with a particular emphasis on the microbial composition and the health benefits of the product, as well as discussing the further development of kefir as an important probiotic product. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 135 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 12% |
| Spain | 8 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 5% |
| France | 4 | 3% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 2 | 1% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 79 | 59% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 89 | 66% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 24 | 18% |
| Scientists | 16 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 671 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 666 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 138 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 77 | 11% |
| Researcher | 50 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 4% |
| Other | 110 | 16% |
| Unknown | 222 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 123 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 58 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 53 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 29 | 4% |
| Other | 105 | 16% |
| Unknown | 254 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 311. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 March 2024.
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#63
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#2,111
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#3
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