Mapping the abundance of the seven most relevant host-specific bacterial taxa in the proximal intestine.
Bacteria in the small intestine use the same readily fermentable diet-derived nutrients as are utilised by the host
Alterations in bacterial populations may affect nutrient capture by the host and intestinal health
The host can recover part of the energy lost to microbes by absorbing and metabolising bacterial fermentation products such as lactic acid and volatile fatty acids
ProxiMap™ quantitatively measures the absolute numbers and relationships between common bacteria present in the proximal intestine.