"The study showed that the growth of Lactobacillus reuteri strains was inhibited in the presence of stevia sweeteners stevioside and rebaudioside A." It is significant to my study because it used the isolated sweeteners in stevia and tested them of Lactobacillus growth. It also inspired the rational for my MARC project
"The present study was carried out to isolate and identify L. acidophilus and to compare the effect of inoculation methods and cultivation conditions on the yield of the bacteria." They did a fermentation test on the L. acidophilus which I used to compare my science symposium test to.
"This review critically discusses the evidence supporting the effects of NNSs, both synthetic sweeteners and natural sweeteners and nutritive sweeteners on the composition of microbiota in the human gut. So far, only saccharin and sucralose (NNSs) and stevia (NS) change the composition of the gut microbiota." This review article relates to my study as it provides prevalent background research on the effects of different sweeteners on the microbiome.
"Evidence is presented suggesting these sugar compounds, particularly fructose, condition the microbiota, resulting in acquisition of a westernized microbiome with altered metabolic capacity. Disturbances in host–microbe interactions resulting from fructose consumption are also explored." This relates to my study because it talks about fructose and how it interacts with microbes and its relationship with obesity.