Probiotic Properties of New Lactobacillus Strains Intended to Be Used as Feed Additives for Monogastric Animals

Potential of Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains as Food Additives

Safety of Lactobacillus strains used as probiotic agents.

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Selection of potential probiotic lactobacilli from pig feces to be used as additives in pelleted feeding.

Thirty-five isolates from pig feces were identified as Lactobacillus reuteri (12 strains), Lactobacillus mucosae (7), Lactobacillus plantarum (6), Lactobacillus kitasatonis (3), Lactobacillus rossiae (2), Lactobacillus ultunensis (2), Lactobacillus crispatus (2), and Lactobacillus intestinalis (1) by partial sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA. All isolates were detected at 8-9 log CFU g(-1). Pre...

Susceptibility of Clostridium difficile toward antimicrobial agents used as feed additives for food animals.

A total of 65 toxigenic Clostridium difficile strains isolated from patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea were tested for susceptibility to avilamycin, flavomycin, monensin, and salinomycin. Except for flavomycin the substances showed in vitro efficacy comparable to reports of the currently most commonly used drugs for treatment of C. difficile. This indicates that these old compounds ma...

Characterization of Indigenous Lactobacillus Strains for Probiotic Properties

BACKGROUND Probiotics are defined as adequate amount of live microorganisms able to confer health benefits on the host. Currently, most commercially available probiotic products in the market belong to genera Lactobacillus. Traditional dairy products are usually rich source of Lactobacillus strains with significant health benefits. In order to evaluate the probiotic potential of these bacteria,...