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Microbial Ecology

Analysis of the Fecal Microflora of Human Subjects Consuming a Probiotic Product Containing Lactobacillus rhamnosusDR20

G. W. Tannock, K. Munro, H. J. M. Harmsen, G. W. Welling, J. Smart, P. K. Gopal
G. W. Tannock
Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, and
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K. Munro
Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, and
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H. J. M. Harmsen
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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G. W. Welling
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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J. Smart
New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and
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DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2578-2588.2000
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The composition of the fecal microflora of 10 healthy subjects was monitored before (6-month control period), during (6-month test period), and after (3-month posttest period) the administration of a milk product containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus DR20 (daily dose, 1.6 × 109 lactobacilli). Monthly fecal samples were examined by a variety of methods, including bacteriological culture analysis, fluorescent in situ hybridization with group-specific DNA probes, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of the V2-V3 region of 16S rRNA genes amplified by PCR, gas-liquid chromatography, and bacterial enzyme activity analysis. The composition of theLactobacillus population of each subject was analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of bacterial DNA digests in order to differentiate between DR20 and other strains present in the samples. Representative isolates of lactobacilli were identified to the species level by sequencing the V2-V3 region of their 16S rRNA genes and comparing the sequences obtained (BLAST search) to sequences in the GenBank database. DR20 was detected in the feces of all of the subjects during the test period, but at different frequencies. The presence of DR20 among the numerically predominant strains was related to the presence or absence of a stable indigenous population of lactobacilli during the control period. Strain DR20 did not persist at levels of >102 cells per g in the feces of most of the subjects after consumption of the product ceased; the only exception was one subject in which this strain was detected for 2 months during the posttest period. We concluded that consumption of the DR20-containing milk product transiently altered the Lactobacillus and enterococcal contents of the feces of the majority of consumers without markedly affecting biochemical or other bacteriological factors.

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Analysis of the Fecal Microflora of Human Subjects Consuming a Probiotic Product Containing Lactobacillus rhamnosusDR20
G. W. Tannock, K. Munro, H. J. M. Harmsen, G. W. Welling, J. Smart, P. K. Gopal
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Jun 2000, 66 (6) 2578-2588; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2578-2588.2000

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Analysis of the Fecal Microflora of Human Subjects Consuming a Probiotic Product Containing Lactobacillus rhamnosusDR20
G. W. Tannock, K. Munro, H. J. M. Harmsen, G. W. Welling, J. Smart, P. K. Gopal
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Jun 2000, 66 (6) 2578-2588; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2578-2588.2000
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