TABLE 1.

Conditions of initial bead batch colonization (A) and continuous fermentation (B) for different continuous cecal microbiota fermentations.

(A) Batch fermentation conditions for initial bead colonization
	F1-A	F1-B	F2	F3
Nutritive medium*	mVL-1	mVL-2	mVL-3	mVL-3
Supplementation	SCFA mix	SCFA mix	SCFA mix	SCFA mix
pH	6	6	6	6
Colonization—batch 1	20 h	20 h	20 h	20 h
Colonization—batch 2	6 h	6 h	6 h	6 h
(B) Continuous fermentation conditions
	F1-A	F1-B	F2	F3
Nutritive medium*	mVL-1	mVL-2	mVL-3	mVL-3
pH	6	6	6	6
Retention time	24 h	24 h	24 h	24 h
Total fermentation time (days)	13	13	70	82

*Composition presented in Supplementary Table 1. mVL-1, modified Viande Levure medium. mVL-2, modified Viande Levure medium with 2.5 g/L FOS. mVL-3, modified Viande Levure medium with 2.5 g/L FOS and 2.5 g/L citrus pectin.