Growth assessment of mixed cultures of probiotics and common pathogens.

Journal: Anaerobe
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In this work, an isothermal microcalorimeter was applied to investigate the antipathogenic activity of three probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis and Bifidobacterium bifidum) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using the probiotics in mixed culture with the pathogenic microorganisms.

Authors

  • Mansa Fredua-Agyeman
    UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom; School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, LG43, Legon, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: mfredua-agyeman@ug.edu.gh.
  • Paul Stapleton
    UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom.
  • Simon Gaisford
    UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK. Electronic address: s.gaisford@ucl.ac.uk.

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