title: Risk assessment of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria using the concept of substantial equivalence.
abstract: The use of food-grade microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is one of the most promising methods for delivering health promoting compounds. Since it is not always possible to obtain strains that have the ability to produce specific compounds naturally or that produce them in sufficient quantities to obtain physiological responses, genetic modifications can be performed to improve their output. The objective of this study was to evaluate if previously studied genetically modified LAB (GM-LAB), with proven in vivo beneficial effects, are just as safe as the progenitor strain from which they were derived. Mice received an elevated concentration of different GM-LAB or the native parental strain from which they were derived during a prolonged period of time, and different health parameters were evaluated. Similar growth rates, hematological values, and other physiological parameters were obtained in the animals that received the GM-LAB compared to those that were fed with the native strain. These results demonstrate that the GM-LAB used in this study are just as safe as the native strains from which they were derived and thus merit further studies to include them into the food chain.
authors.affiliation: CERELA-CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina. jeanguyleblanc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jean Guy
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Douwe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Sinderen
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hugenholtz
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Piard
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sesma
authors.forename: Graciela Savoy
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Giori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D030781:Organisms, Genetically Modified; D018570:Risk Assessment
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