Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299v does not counteract unfavorable phytohemagglutinin-induced changes in the rat intestinal microbiota.
Application of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in weaning feed has been suggested to stimulate intestinal epithelium maturation. In this study, PHA strongly affected the fecal bacterial population structure of rats. Escherichia coli overgrowth was not prevented by probiotic mannose-adhering Lactobacillus plantarum 299v. Therefore, use of PHA in weaning feed deserves careful evaluation.
Gross
Gabriele
G
Department Health and Safety, NIZO food research, P.O. Box 20, 6710 BA Ede, The Netherlands.
Wildner
Jessica
J
Schonewille
Arjan
A
Rademaker
Jan L W
JL
van der Meer
Roelof
R
Snel
Johannes
J
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D019936:Probiotics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014886:Weaning
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