Pharmaceutical probiotics have been used as alternative treatments or preventative therapies for a variety of clinical diseases. The overuse of antibiotics and emergence of multiple-antibiotic resistant pathogens has refocused clinical attention on the field of probiotics. Anaerobic infections which seem to respond well to probiotics are infections which involve the disruption of normal microbi...

The elucidation of the structure of pteroylglutamic acid (PGA) (Lactobacillus casei factor, vitamin B,) has shown that p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a component of the PGA molecule (1). Since earlier work has treated PABA and PGA as distinct growth factors for bacteria (2), it is now necessary to study the relationship in the utilization of these substances by bacteria. It has been shown that m...

Strains of the Lactobacillus casei group have been extensively studied because some are used as probiotics in foods. Conversely, their phages have received much less attention. We analyzed the complete genome sequences of five L. paracasei temperate phages: CL1, CL2, iLp84, iLp1308, and iA2. Only phage iA2 could not replicate in an indicator strain. The genome lengths ranged from 34,155 bp (iA2...

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The hypocholesterolemic effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus 43121 (43121) and a mixture of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum (MIX) were studied in hypercholesterolemia-induced pigs. Serum total cholesterol was decreased by supplementation of either 43121 or MIX, although, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was not changed. The hypocholesterolemic effect of 43121 and MIX was main...

Probiotic supplements as an alternative medicine; investigation the Effect of Lactobacillus casei on liver function Koi Fish (Cyprinus rubrofuscus L.) in exposure to pathogen animal model

This study was conducted to investigate the inhibitory effect of bacteriocin and the production of hydrogen peroxide by four non-starter lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus plantarum 2142, Lactobacillus curvatus 2770, Lactobacillus curvatus 2775, Lactobacillus casei subsp. pseudoplantarum 2750 and the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei Shirota, propagated in de Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) and tom...

In the preceding paper (1) it was shown that the growth rate of Lactobacillus casei may be markedly affected by variations in the amount of asparagine present in the medium. This compound may be either stimulatory or inhibitory, depending upon the conditions existing; evidence was presented which indicates that asparagine is closely related metabolically to strepogenin. For example, strepogenin...