Pell, Lisa G.
Horne, Rachael G.
Huntley, Stuart
Rahman, Hafizur
Kar, Sanchita
Islam, Mohammad Shahidul
Evans, Kara C.
Saha, Samir K.
Campigotto, Aaron
Morris, Shaun K.
Roth, Daniel E.
Sherman, Philip M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-007389)
Article History
Received: 12 February 2021
Accepted: 13 July 2021
First Online: 5 August 2021
Competing interests
: This work was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-007389]. DER has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct phase II and III trials of <i>L. plantarum</i> ATCC 202195, for which International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. will donate probiotic/synbiotic preparations of <i>L. plantarum</i> ATCC 202195 for use as investigational products. PMS has received financial and research support from Lallemand Human Nutrition, honoraria from Abbott Nutrition and Mead Johnson Nutritionals for CME activities and financial compensation for serving on Advisory Boards for Nestle-Gerber and Cargill Inc. related to the use of prebiotics and probiotics in infants and children. SH and KCE are employees of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. which will manufacture and supply <i>L. plantarum</i> ATCC 202195-containining probiotic/synbiotic preparations. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.