title: Beta-glucans improve growth, viability and colonization of probiotic microorganisms.
abstract: Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are frequently-used components for the elaboration of functional food. Currently, most of the commercialized probiotics are limited to a few strains of the genera Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus, most of which produce exopolysaccharides (EPS). This suggests that the beneficial properties of these microorganisms may be related to the biological activities of these biopolymers. In this work we report that a 2-substituted-(1,3)-β-d-glucan of non-dairy bacterial origin has a prebiotic effect on three probiotic strains. Moreover, the presence of this β-d-glucan potentiates in vitro adhesion of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 to human intestinal epithelial cells.
authors: Promis Biotech, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.|Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
authors: Pasquale
authors: P
authors: Russo
authors: Biology Research Center, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infection Biology, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors: Paloma
authors: 0000-0001-8755-8952
authors: P
authors: López
authors: Promis Biotech, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.|Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Capozzi
authors: Biology Research Center, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infection Biology, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors: Pilar Fernández
authors: PF
authors: De Palencia
authors: Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia, Spain.
authors: María Teresa
authors: MT
authors: Dueñas
authors: Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Spano
authors: Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Foggia, Via Pinto, 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Fiocco
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000254:growth & development*; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005959:Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D056692:Prebiotics; D019936:Probiotics; D011509:Proteoglycans; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000254:growth & development*; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D056692:Prebiotics; D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C010770:polysaccharide-K; D005959:Glucosidases