Fermentation of Arabinoxylan-Oligosaccharides, Oligofructose and their Monomeric Sugars by Hindgut Bacteria from Siberian Sturgeon and African Catfish in Batch Culture in vitro

Zahra Geraylou¹, Eugene Rurangwa^1,2, Tom Van De Wiele³, Christophe M Courtin⁴, Jan A Delcour⁴, Johan Buyse^5* and Frans Ollevier¹

¹Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

²Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Wageningen UR, Yerseke, The Netherlands

³Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

⁴Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

⁵Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium