Aggregation of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria with Escherichia coli O157

A total of 5 Bifidobacterium spp. isolated from pig and children' feces and 6 Lactobacillus spp. from chicken feces were examined for expression of aggregation, cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) and adherence to intestinal mucin. Co-aggregation activity was seen in 3 strains of auto-aggregative...

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Published inFolia microbiologica Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 143 - 146
Main Authors Bujnáková, D, Vlková, E, Rada, V, Kmet, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2004
Subjects
Animals
Bacterial Adhesion
Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium - isolation & purification
Bifidobacterium - physiology
Chickens - microbiology
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli O157 - physiology
Feces - microbiology
Humans
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus - isolation & purification
Lactobacillus - physiology
Mucins - metabolism
Swine - microbiology
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Summary:A total of 5 Bifidobacterium spp. isolated from pig and children' feces and 6 Lactobacillus spp. from chicken feces were examined for expression of aggregation, cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) and adherence to intestinal mucin. Co-aggregation activity was seen in 3 strains of auto-aggregative bifidobacteria and 4 auto-aggregative strains of Lactobacillus spp. with 2 enterohemorrhagic E. coli (O157). CSH correlated with Lactobacillus auto-aggregating activity and adherence to mucin but the correlation between Bifidobacterium adherence to mucin and CSH was not confirmed.
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ISSN:0015-5632
DOI:10.1007/BF02931389