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Attachment of Lactobacillus casei strain GG to human colon carcinoma cell line Caco‐2: comparison with other dairy strains
Author(s) -
Elo S.,
Saxelin M.,
Salminen S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1991.tb00595.x
Subject(s) - lactobacillus casei , strain (injury) , library science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , genetics , bacteria , computer science
The degree of adhesion of Lactobacillus casei strain GG to human Caco‐2 cell line was investigated. Assessment of adhesion was compared to the adhesion of enterotoxigenic human Escherichia coli strain H 10407 and enterotoxigenic bovine E. coli strain B44 (non‐adhesive). Freeze‐dried Lactobacillus GG or samples from dairy products had medium to strong binding to the Caco‐2 cell line. Lactobacillus acidophilus (NCFB 1748) and L. bulgaricus showed no adhesion to the cell line while four tested Bifidobacterium strains had no or very weak adhesion to the Caco‐2 cell line.