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Potential probioticLactobacillus strains for piglets from an arid coast

Annals of Microbiology volume 58, pages 641–648 (2008)Cite this article

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Important centres for the pork industry have become growth in arid regions in the world and pig production needs alternatives to increase the productivity. A screening of predominantLactobacillus strains from healthy piglets was performed in order to select specific probiotics. The ability of 164 strains to grow at different temperatures and concentrations of NaCl was evaluated. Results showed that all of them grew at 45 °C, 75% at 50 °C and 64% resisted 680 mM of salt. Adhesion to mucus and gastric mucin was evaluated showing 45% of strains isolated from faeces were able to adhere whereas 71% of strains from mucus showed mucus binding activity. Among the 164 isolates, 27 adhesive strains were identified using comparisons with 16S rDNA and intergenic 16-23S sequences. Results indicated thatL. fermentum andL. reuteri were the most common species in faeces and mucus, respectively. Ability to grow in gastrointestinal mucus was evaluated showing that 92.6% of strains were able to replicate. Additionally, bacterial strain grown in 3.5% MRS with bile salts was evaluated. These results indicated that animals inhabiting isolated arid coasts are a rich source of probiotics, which resist adverse environmental conditions and can colonise the intestinal tract of pigs.

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  1. Laboratorio de Patogénesis Microbiana, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S. C. Mar Bermejo 195, 23090, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México

    María Esther Macías-Rodríguez & Felipe Ascencio

  2. Unité Flore Lactique et Environnement Carné (UR309), INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France

    Monique Zagorec

  3. Laboratorio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Km 5.5, Carretera al Sur, 23080, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México

    Maurilia Rojas

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Macías-Rodríguez, M.E., Zagorec, M., Ascencio, F. et al. Potential probioticLactobacillus strains for piglets from an arid coast. Ann. Microbiol. 58, 641–648 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175569

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