Does the applicability of bacillus strains in probiotics rely upon their taxonomy?

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-219

  Safronova, L A ^a   Zelena, L B ^a   Klochko, V V ^a   Reva, Oleg N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacillus; Microbial phylogenetics; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ACID CONTENT; ACTIVE METABOLITES; ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS STRAIN; BACTERIAL TAXA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BROAD SPECTRUM; CELL WALLS; MICROBIAL PHYLOGENETICS; PROBIOTICS; PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME; SIMPLE METHOD; TAXONOMIC POSITION; UNIQUE SPECTRA;

BACILLI; CELL CULTURE; FATTY ACIDS; MICROORGANISMS; RNA;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DNA; FATTY ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S;

ANTAGONISM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; FATTY ACID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH REGULATOR; MEDICINE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROBIOTICS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; PHYLOGENY; PROBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS VELEZENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84856472296     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W11-113     Document Type: Article

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