The anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity of four aqueous plant extracts (1 x 10 μg/ml) of 2,3'4,5'-tetra hydroxy-4'-geranylstilbene (chlorophorin) and 3',4, 5' trihydroxy 4' geranylstilbene (Iroko) from the tree Chlorophora excelsa and (6aR,11aR)-3-hydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan (Maackiain) and 7-hydroxy4'-methoxyisoflavone (formononetin) from Virgilia oroboides were evaluated by the ...

A simple L-lactate fermentation of organic wastes at pH 5.5 and 55 degrees C under nonsterile conditions using Bacillus coagulans can be suitable for L-lactate fermentation of garbage. A mathematical model that simulated the lactate fermentation characteristics of B. coagulans was developed by focusing on the inhibitory effects of substrate, lactate (product) and NaCl, and bacterial growth. Bas...

Development of a novel delivery system has been attempted to deliver viable probiotic cells into the gut for a prolonged period of time while maintaining high numbers of viable cells within the formulation throughout the shelf-life of the product and during the gastrointestinal transit. Core mucoadhesive microspheres of Bacillus coagulans were developed employing several grades of hypromellose,...

With the exceptions of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus species are generally perceived to be inconsequential. However, the relevance of other Bacillus species as food poisoning organisms and etiological agents in nongastrointestinal infections is being increasingly recognized. Eleven Bacillus species isolated from veterinary samples associated with severe nongastrointestinal in...

AIM We evaluated the effectiveness of a synbiotic in the treatment of childhood functional abdominal pain (FAP). BACKGROUND Probiotics are effective in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders in adult patients, but there is lack of information in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Children with FAP, based on the Rome III criteria (n = 115, aged 6-18 years), were randomized to rec...

The inactivation of spores of four low-acid food spoilage organisms by high pressure thermal (HPT) and thermal-only processing was compared on the basis of equivalent thermal lethality calculated at a reference temperature of 121.1°C (F(z)(121.1)(°)(C, 0.1 MPa or 600 MPa)) and characterized as synergistic, not different or protective. In addition, the relative resistances of spores of the diffe...

Spore integuments of Bacillus coagulans were prepared containing nearly all the hexosamine and alpha, epsilon-diaminopimelic acid (DAP) present in intact spores. Subsequent autolytic action resulted in the destruction and removal of the residual cortical structure and "cortical membrane" leaving the appearance of the inner and outer spore coats unchanged in electron micrographs. Concurrently, a...

To evaluate and compare the effects of Bacillus coagulans-fermented Ginkgo biloba (FG) and nonfermented Ginkgo biloba (NFG) on the immunity status of broiler chickens, 180 1-d-old female Arbor Acres chicks were divided into 3 groups and fed either a basal diet, a basal diet supplemented with 0.3% NFG, or a basal diet supplemented with 0.3% FG. Blood samples were taken on the seventh (before vac...

In the study antimicrobial activity of adonitol, arabinose, cellobiose, dulcitol, galactose, glycerol, glucose, inositol, lactose, maltose, mannitol, mannose, mellibiose, raffinose, salicin, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose and xylose was determined on 96 strains of Bacillus anthracoides, 3; Bacillus badius, 5; Bacillus brevis (3), Bacillus circulans (4), Bacillus coagulans (3), Bacillus lentus (6)...

In the present study cellulolytic bacteria were isolated from soil of rice field in aim to degrade various recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomaterials. Soil was collected from rice field at Lovely Professional University Campus & spreading was done upto serial 10-7 dilutions on CMC Agar Media. Out of 108 colonies from 10-1 and 78 colonies from 10-2 dilution of the soil sample, two bacteria RFS1 (...