Inhibitory effect of dietary soybean meal on the establishment of a Clostridium strain in the gastrointestinal tract of mice.
The presence of soybean meal in the diet of gnotobiotic mice was shown to prevent the establishment of a clostridial strain in the gastrointestinal tract. Soybean meal did not inhibit the growth of Clostridium in vitro, suggesting that the host plays a role in the observed inhibition of bacterial growth. The inhibitory factor in the soybean meal contains at least two components.
D000818:Animals; D003013:Clostridium / Q000254:growth & development*; D004032:Diet; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology*; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D013025:Glycine max / Q000032:analysis; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology