title: Survival of yogurt bacteria in the human gut.
abstract: Whether Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus can be recovered after passage through the human gut was tested by feeding 20 healthy volunteers commercial yogurt. Yogurt bacteria were found in human feces, suggesting that they can survive transit in the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies S.r.l., Spin-off of the Catholic University of Piacenza, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29100 Piacenza, Italy. marina.elli@unicatt.it
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Callegari
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bessi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cattivelli
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soldi
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goupil Feuillerat
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Antoine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D048668:Lactobacillus delbrueckii / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D019936:Probiotics; D048249:Streptococcus thermophilus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015014:Yogurt / Q000382:microbiology*