More on the negative effects from the loss of short chain fatty acids in the intestinal tract"-
"...short chain fatty acids (butyric acid), the product of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), inhibited [candida] germination. In addition, LAB culture supernatants as well as live LAB also inhibited C. albicans morphogenesis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC523025/