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Role of commercial probiotic strains against human pathogen adhesion to intestinal mucus

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Collado, M.C., Meriluoto, J., Salminen, S.·2007·Letters in Applied Microbiology

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AIMS: The aims of this study present were to assess and to evaluate in vitro the abilities of commercial probiotic strains derived from fermented milk products and related sources currently marketed in European countries, to inhibit, compete and displace the adhesion of selected potential pathogens to immobilized human mucus. METHODS AND RESULTS: The adhesion was assessed by measuring the radioactivity of bacteria adhered to the human mucus. We tested 12 probiotic strains against eight selected pathogens. All strains tested were able to adhere to mucus. All probiotic strains tested were able to inhibit and displace (P<0.05) the adhesion of Bacteroides, Clostridium, Staphylococcus and Enterobacter. In addition, the abilities to inhibit and to displace adhered pathogens depended on both the probiotic and the pathogen strains tested suggesting that several complementary mechanisms are implied in the processes. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate the need for a case-by-case assessment in order to select strains with the ability to inhibit or displace a specific pathogen. Probiotics could be useful to correct deviations observed in intestinal microbiota associated with specific diseases and also, to prevent pathogen infections. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The competitive exclusion properties of probiotics as well as their ability to displace and inhibit pathogens are the most importance for therapeutic manipulation of the enteric microbiota. The application of such strategies could contribute to expand the beneficial properties on human health against pathogen infection.

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Authors
Collado, M. C., Meriluoto, J., & Salminen, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Turku (FI)
  • Åbo Akademi University (FI)
Venue
Letters in Applied Microbiology
Published
2007-10
Volume
45
Issue
4
Pages
454-460
ISSN
  • 0266-8254 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-765X
OpenAlex
W2016375372
Cited by
303
References
24
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FWCI
14.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Letters in Applied Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Åbo Akademi University Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Generalitat Valenciana
  • Turun Yliopisto
  • Biotieteiden ja Ympäristön Tutkimuksen Toimikunta
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
Keywords
probiotics, competitive exclusion, pathogen adhesion, intestinal mucus, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Staphylococcus, Enterobacter, fermented milk, gut microbiota, infection control
MeSH terms
Bacterial Adhesion, Colon, Humans, Mucus, Species Specificity, Probiotics, In Vitro Techniques

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