The Gut Microbiota in Undernutrition : A Preliminary Study Yunita Rakhmawati, Nur^aini Kartikasari
UM
Abstract
Malnutrition in Indonesia is still a problem that must be considered to achieve sustainable development goals in overcoming all forms of malnutrition. One alternative is to pay attention to the health of the gastrointestinal tract of people with malnutrition through the gut microbiota. This study compares the gut microbiota of normal rats and malnourished rats. This research was conducted with an experimental study. The rats were treated with a standard diet and PEM for four weeks. Afterward, body weight and gut microbiota were analyzed from stool samples. Microbiota data analyzed were the number and groups of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterobacter, and E. Coli bacteria.
