Lactobacillus acidophilus MAK32L61A and Increased Facultative Lactobacilli in Upper Small Intestines

• Importance of bile tolerance of Lactobacillus acidophilus used as a dietary adjunct.

  • 1984-12
  • Journal of Dairy Science 67(12)
  • • S. Gilliland
    • T. E. Staley
    • L. Bush

  • PubMed: 6442304
  • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(84)81670-7

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  • Increased Facultative Lactobacilli in Upper Small Intestines

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  In a feeding trial involving newborn dairy calves supplementation of the diet with the more bile resistant strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus caused greater increases of numbers of facultative lactobabilli in the upper small intestines than did the strain exhibiting lower resistance to bile.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate