Flow cytometric assessment of the protectants for enhanced in vitro survival of probiotic lactic acid bacteria through simulated human gastro-intestinal stresses

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-356

  Chen, Song ^a   Cao, Yu ^b   Ferguson, Lynnette R ^a   Shu, Quan ^c   Garg, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AsureQuality   (New Zealand)

^c Bioactives Research New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bile salt; Cell sorting; Flow cytometry; Gastric pH; Lactic acid bacteria; Lecithin vesicle; Metabolisable sugar; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BILE SALTS; CELL SORTING; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LECITHIN VESICLE; METABOLISABLE; PROBIOTICS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SALTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BACTERIA;

BILE SALT; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SUCROSE;

BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTROENTERITIS; HETEROGENEITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROBIOTICS; SUBPOPULATION; SUGAR; SURVIVAL;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; STOMACH PH;

BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLALES; LECITHINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS; SUCROSE;

EID: 84864712751     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4030-3     Document Type: Article

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