title: Probiotic Characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum FH185 Isolated from Human Feces.
abstract: Lactobacillus plantarum FH185 was isolated from the feces of healthy adults. In our previous study, L. plantarum FH185 was demonstrated that it has anti-obesity effect in the in vitro and in vivo test. In order to determine its potential for use as a probiotic, we investigated the physiological characteristics of L. plantarum FH185. The optimum growth temperature of L. plantarum FH185 was 40℃. L. plantarum FH185 showed higher sensitivity to novobiocin in a comparison of fifteen different antibiotics and showed higher resistance to polymyxin B and vancomycin. It also showed higher β-galactosidase and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase activities. Moreover, it was comparatively tolerant to bile juice and acid, and inhibited the growths of Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus with rates of 44.76% and 53.88%, respectively. It also showed high adhesion activity to HT-29 cells compared to L. rhamnosus GG.
authors.affiliation: Korea Food Research Institute, Seongnam 13539, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Korea Food Research Institute, Seongnam 13539, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lim
keywords: Lactobacillus plantarum; human feces; probiotic characteristic