Bacillus subtilis spores germinate in the chicken gastrointestinal tract.
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A number of poultry probiotics contain bacterial spores. In this study, orally administered spores of Bacillus subtilis germinated in the gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of chicks. Furthermore, 20 h after spores were administered, vegetative cells outnumbered spores throughout the GI tract. This demonstrates that spore-based probiotics may function in this host through metabolically active mechanisms.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 74 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008