Intestinal mucosal scrapings (48) were collected from twelve, 6 month old, Large White Yorkshire pigs after slaughter. Isolates (23) that were gram positive rods, were alone subjected to physiological tests (growth at pH: 4.5, 9.5; temperature; 15, 45°C; and NaCl: 2, 6.5%), four isolates exhibited no growth at all conditions studied and were rejected. Biochemical tests on the remaining nineteen...

To assess the effect of probiotic (having Lactobacillus acidophilus) supplementation on pre-ruminant (0-3 months age) buffalo calves, total eight buffalo calves were divided into two groups of four calves in each with completely randomized design (CRD) according to their body weight. One group was the control while the other group was supplemented with bacteria Lactobacillusacidophilus-containi...

The protective effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, isolated from fresh cow milk, was studied in vivo. Toxicological data of rat serum revealed that the Lactobacillus isolates had liver improvement functions. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities of the rats dosed with Lactobacillus isolates alone were lower (15.50 and 18.27 iu/l) than the control. There was a ...

BACKGROUND Lactose intolerance is a form of lactose maldigestion where individuals experience symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramping, flatulence, vomiting and bowel sounds following lactose consumption. Lactobacillus acidophilus is a species of bacteria known for its sugar fermenting properties. Preclinical studies have found that Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation may assist in b...

Here we present the complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 53544. The assembly contains 1,991,906 bp and is 99.7% similar to L. acidophilus NCFM. This strain was isolated from a rectal swab specimen of an infant and has previously been used as a feed supplement for animals.

background: constipation is a common problemin elderly subjects. probiotics have been suggested to improve intestinal motility and to reduce fecal enzyme activity. in this study, the effect of lactobacillus acidophilus tablets on elderly subjects was compared with placebo.â  materials andmethods: elderly subjects (n = 48) with chief complaint of constipation were enrolled in a randomly double-b...

Bioconversion of aglycone-formed isoflavones from glycoside-formed isoflavones by commercial lactic acid bacteria in fermented soybean paste was evaluated. Enterococcus faecium KCTC 13410 showed the most resistant capacity and Lactobacillus acidophilus KCTC 3925 had a sensitive susceptibility at a high NaCl concentration (13.2%) in fermented soybean paste. Among the 5 strains tested, Lac. acido...

Nowadays, in many developed societies, consumer health awareness towards the role of food in human health and nutrition has been considerably increased. Regarding the biological role of food components on human health, consumers are interested in consuming food products with an improved functionality. Non-dairy probiotic drinks are considered as functional foods. The purpose of this study is to...

It has been observed that Lactobacillus acidophilus has poor survivability in fermented goats’ milk. In this study, interactions between L. acidophilus and starter cultures during goats’ milk fermentation were investigated using three strains of L. acidophilus: ATCC-11975, LA-5 and NCFM, and the starter cultures (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (LB350) and Streptococcus thermophilus...

Numerous studies have been conducted that demonstrate a small but significant improvement in feed conversion efficiency when a direct-fed microbial product containing a combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus (strain LA51) and Propionibacterium freudenreichii (strain PF24) was added to conventional corn-based feedlot diets. The purpose of this study was to determine whether this direct-fed com...