| Literature DB >> 18586965 |
Stephen T Cartman1, Roberto M La Ragione, Martin J Woodward.
Abstract
A number of poultry probiotics contain bacterial spores. In this study, orally administered spores of Bacillus subtilis germinated in the gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of chicks. Furthermore, 20 h after spores were administered, vegetative cells outnumbered spores throughout the GI tract. This demonstrates that spore-based probiotics may function in this host through metabolically active mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18586965 PMCID: PMC2519260 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00580-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792