Abstract
Selected probiotic lactic acid bacteria have several documented health
effects. For many of these health effects, adhesion to the intestinal
mucosa is of primary importance. In the current study, the adhesive
ability to canine small intestinal mucus of four lactic acid bacteria
intended for human use, two for animal use and two strains isolated from
dogs was assessed. The strains for human use were specifically chosen
because they have documented health effects and have been proven to be
safe. One strain for human use, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (ATCC
53103), was found to adhere significantly better than all other strains.
Pretreatment of the strains with canine jejunal chyme, to simulate
digestion, dramatically reduced the adhesion of all strains tested.
However, three of the strains intended for human use were still adhering
better than the strains from animal origin. The results show that
probiotic strains from human origin and intended for human use also
adhere to canine intestinal mucus. This warrants further investigation
of these strains for use in dogs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43 - 47 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- lactic acid bacteria
- probiotics
- mucus
- Lactobacillus
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- canine health