This protocol describes an in vitro batch-culture fermentation system of human fecal microbiota, using inulin (a well-known prebiotic and one of the most widely studied microbiota modulators) to demonstrate the use of this system in estimating effects of specific interventions on fecal microbiota composition and metabolic activities.
Ahmadi, S., Wang, S., Nagpal, R., Mainali, R., Soleimanian-Zad, S., Kitzman, D., Yadav, H. An In Vitro Batch-culture Model to Estimate the Effects of Interventional Regimens on Human Fecal Microbiota. J. Vis. Exp. (149), e59524, doi:10.3791/59524 (2019).