title: Influence of bovine lactoferrin on selected probiotic bacteria and intestinal pathogens.
abstract: This study investigated the effects of bovine lactoferrin (BLf) on the growth of different groups of bacteria in vitro. BLf showed a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of selected pathogens but not probiotics. BLf, in combination with probiotics, has the potential to influence the composition of the gut microflora via inhibition of intestinal pathogens with no significant effect on probiotic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, College of Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. sabrinatian@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Ian S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.forename: Lynnette R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002417:Cattle; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D019936:Probiotics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007781:Lactoferrin