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Testing of probiotic and bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria towards Eimeria sp. 2010

V Strompfová, and A Lauková, and M Marcinákova, and Z Vasilková

Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Soltésovej 4-6, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia. strompfv@saske.sk

Although the physiological and nutritional properties of many probiotic strains are well understood, the study of their antiprotozoal potential is only at the beginning. This study describes the in vitro effect of four probiotic/bacteriocin-producing strains towards poultry Eimeria sp. oocysts. The oocyst reduction (P < 0.05) was detected from 4 h and/or 6 h of the cultivation in broth till the end of the experiment (32 h) without species or origin dependence. No differences in the reductive effect of bacteriocin-producing and non-producing strains were found. The character of substances with anticoccidial effect remains to be determined.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007778	Lactobacillus	A genus of gram-positive, microaerophilic, rod-shaped bacteria occurring widely in nature. Its species are also part of the many normal flora of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of many mammals, including humans. Lactobacillus species are homofermentative and ferment a broad spectrum of carbohydrates often host-adapted but do not ferment PENTOSES. Most members were previously assigned to the Lactobacillus delbrueckii group. Pathogenicity from this genus is rare.
D004539	Eimeria	A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals.	Eimerias
D001430	Bacteriocins	Substances elaborated by specific strains of bacteria that are lethal against other strains of the same or related species. They are protein or lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes used in taxonomy studies of bacteria.	Bacteriocin,Lantibiotic,Lantibiotics
D018920	Coculture Techniques	A technique of culturing mixed cell types in vitro to allow their synergistic or antagonistic interactions, such as on CELL DIFFERENTIATION or APOPTOSIS. Coculture can be of different types of cells, tissues, or organs from normal or disease states.	Cocultivation,Co-culture,Coculture,Co culture,Co-cultures,Cocultivations,Coculture Technique,Cocultures
D019936	Probiotics	Live microbial DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Antibiotics and other related compounds are not included in this definition. In humans, lactobacilli are commonly used as probiotics, either as single species or in mixed culture with other bacteria. Other genera that have been used are bifidobacteria and streptococci. (J. Nutr. 1995;125:1401-12)	Probiotic