Effects of Ecklonia cava susp. stolonifera and Eisenia bicyclis on human faecal culture

To determine the effects of Ecklonia cava susp. stolonifera and Eisenia bicyclis on the gut environment, human faecal slurry was inoculated into the medium with ethanol-washed powders from these algae and incubated anaerobically. After 24h incubation, organic acids were analysed by HPLC and bacterial flora by amplicon sequencing of the 16S rDNA (V3-V4) region.