Fermentation of mucin by bifidobacteria from rectal samples of humans and rectal and intestinal samples of animals

0360965 - ÚŽFG 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Killer, Jiří - Marounek, Milan
Fermentation of mucin by bifidobacteria from rectal samples of humans and rectal and intestinal samples of animals.
Folia Microbiologica. Roč. 56, č. 2 (2011), s. 85-89. ISSN 0015-5632. E-ISSN 1874-9356
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z50450515
Klíčová slova: mucin * bifidobacteria * rectal samples
Kód oboru RIV: EE - Mikrobiologie, virologie
Impakt faktor: 0.677, rok: 2011

Bifidobacteria (246 strains in total) were isolated from rectal samples of infants and adult humans and animals, and from intestinal samples of calves. Twenty-five strains grew well on mucin: 20 from infants, 2 from adults and 3 from goatlings. Nine human strains with the best growth on mucin were identified as Bifidobacterium bifidum. We conclude that bifidobacteria belong to mucin-fermenting bacteria in humans, but their significance in mucin degradation in animals seems to be limited.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0198396