Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6123917 | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this study we evaluated alteration of intestinal microflora by terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis and quantitative PCR (qPCR) for specific microbes. The effects of orally administered heat-killed Lactobacillus pentosus strain b240 (HK-b240) in immunosuppressed mice with endogenous Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis was estimated. By T-RFLP analysis, 5 dominant operational taxonomic units (OTUs) including Bacteroides spp. (OTU460) and Lactobacillus spp. (OTU657) were consistently observed, irrespective of treatment, at all time points. A significantly higher population of segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) was observed by qPCR after 3Â weeks of HK-b240 administration; thereafter, the difference was not sustained during immunosuppression and progression of sepsis. Although not significant, Lactobacillus spp. accounted for a larger population in the HK-b240-treated group. In conclusion, this study demonstrated successful application of culture-independent assays for evaluating biological agents by detecting changes in microflora even if the protection was not sufficient to result in significant survival change.
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Authors
Yasuyuki Sugasawa, Tomoo Saga, Soichiro Kimura, Yoshikazu Ishii, Keizo Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Tateda,