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In vivo demonstration of enhanced probiotic effect of co‐immobilized Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum
Author(s) -
KUSHAL RUCHI,
ANAND SANJEEV K,
CHANDER HARISH
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2006.00283.x
Subject(s) - bifidobacterium bifidum , lactobacillus acidophilus , probiotic , bifidobacterium , in vivo , lactobacillus , food science , actinomycetaceae , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillaceae , biology , bacteria , fermentation , genetics
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of co‐immobilization as an efficient method for delivering high numbers of viable probiotic cultures to the host for an enhanced probiotic effect, using in vivo mice models. The co‐immobilized culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum was fed to eight groups of conventional mice. A greater persistence of probiotic cultures was noticed in the intestinal contents of the groups fed on co‐immobilized cells. Further, the supplementation of diet with co‐immobilized culture also resulted in maximum lowering of faecal coliforms and the enzymatic activity as compared to the prestudy level.