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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2008, p. 5244-5249, Vol. 74, No. 16
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00514-08
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Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Does Not Counteract Unfavorable Phytohemagglutinin-Induced Changes in the Rat Intestinal Microbiota {triangledown}

Gabriele Gross,1,2,{dagger} Jessica Wildner,1,{ddagger} Arjan Schonewille,1 Jan L. W. Rademaker,1 Roelof van der Meer,1 and Johannes Snel1*

Department Health and Safety, NIZO food research, P.O. Box 20, 6710 BA Ede, The Netherlands,1 Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands2

Received 3 March 2008/ Accepted 24 June 2008

Application of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in weaning feed has been suggested to stimulate intestinal epithelium maturation. In this study, PHA strongly affected the fecal bacterial population structure of rats. Escherichia coli overgrowth was not prevented by probiotic mannose-adhering Lactobacillus plantarum 299v. Therefore, use of PHA in weaning feed deserves careful evaluation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: NIZO food research, P.O. Box 20, 6710 BA Ede, The Netherlands. Phone: 31-318-659549. Fax: 31-318-650400. E-mail: Hans.Snel{at}nizo.nl

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 7 July 2008.

{dagger} Present address: LabMET, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

{ddagger} Present address: ttz, Bremerhaven, Germany.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2008, p. 5244-5249, Vol. 74, No. 16
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00514-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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