Antimicrobial activity of selected synbiotics targeted for the elderly against pathogenic Escherichia coli strains.

Likotrafiti, E., Tuohy, K. M., Gibson, G. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0566-0476 and Rastall, R. A. (2016) Antimicrobial activity of selected synbiotics targeted for the elderly against pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 67 (2). pp. 83-91. ISSN 1465-3478 doi: 10.3109/09637486.2015.1134444

Abstract/Summary

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of two synbiotic combinations, Lactobacillus fermentum with short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS-LF) and Bifidobacterium longum with isomaltooligosaccharides (IMO-BL), against enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and enteropathogenic E. coli O86. Antimicrobial activity was determined (1) by co-culturing the synbiotics and pathogens in batch cultures, and (2) with the three-stage continuous culture system (gut model), inoculated with faecal slurry from an elderly donor. In the co-culture experiments, IMO-BL was significantly inhibitory to both E. coli strains, while FOS-LF was slightly inhibitory or not inhibitory. Factors other than acid production appeared to play a role in the inhibition. In the gut models, both synbiotics effectively inhibited E. coli O157 in the first vessel, but not in vessels 2 and 3. E. coli O86 was not significantly inhibited.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Microbial Sciences Research Group Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Research Group
Publisher	Informa Healthcare
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