Impact of diets differing in fat and fiber content on intestinal microbiota, microbial activity and metabolic markers in a pig model

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND WORK HYPOTHESIS; 2 USE OF PIGS AS A POTENTIAL MODEL FOR RESEARCH INTO DIETARY MODULATION OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOTA; 3 INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA AND MICROBIAL METABOLITES ARE CHANGED IN A PIG MODEL FED A HIGH-FAT/LOW-FIBER OR A LOW-FAT/HIGH-FIBER DIET; 4 IMPACT OF A HIGH-FAT OR HIGH-FIBER DIET ON INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA AND METABOLIC MARKERS IN A PIG MODEL; 5 GENERAL DISCUSSION; 6 SUMMARY; 7 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG; 8 APPENDIX.