Recovery of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) from the intestine of healthy Vietnamese adults after intake of fermented milk

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Author : Truong Tuyet Mai, Duong Van Hop, Trinh Thi Van Anh, Nguyen Thi Lam
Keyword : Lactobacillus casei Shirota, fermented milk drink, Vietnamese adults, probiotic, survival
DOI : 10.6133/apjcn.112015.09
Issue : Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2017;26(1):72-77
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Abstract

To demonstrate the gastrointestinal survival of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) in healthy Vietnamese adults, a fermented milk drink containing LcS was administered daily for 14 days. Twenty-six healthy Vietnam- ese adults took part in the study. Each participant consumed 65 mL of a fermented milk drink containing LcS dai- ly for 14 days. The drink contained a dose of 108 CFU/mL LcS. Fecal samples were collected before, during and after consuming the fermented milk drink. LcS was confirmed by culture and ELISA. After 7 and 14 days of in- gesting fermented milk drink, LcS was recovered from fecal samples at average of 5.0×107 CFU/g feces (n=26) and 5.4×107 CFU/g feces (n=26), respectively. LcS persisted in 8 voluteers until day 42 (after 14 days stopping fermented milk drink) at 0.0033×107 CFU/g feces (n=8). We confirmed survival of LcS after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of Vietnamese adults.

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