The safety of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus indicus as food probiotics

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 510-520

  Hong, H A ^a   Huang, J M ^a   Khaneja, R ^a   Hiep, L V ^b   Urdaci, M C ^c   Cutting, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Probiotics; Safety; Spore formers; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; STRAIN;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL LINES; CLINDAMYCIN; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; IN-VITRO; PROBIOTICS; SPORE FORMER; VITRO AND IN VIVO;

TOXICITY;

CLINDAMYCIN; ENTEROTOXIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MUCUS; PROBIOTICS; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS INDICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN HT29; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS INDICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 47249104259     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03773.x     Document Type: Article

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