Survival of Yogurt Bacteria in the Human Gut
- 2006-07
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(7)
- M. Elli
- M. Callegari
- S. Ferrari
- Elena Bessi
- D. Cattivelli
- S. Soldi
- L. Morelli
- N. Goupil Feuillerat
- J. Antoine
- PubMed: 16820518
- DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02950-05
Study Design
- Type
- Clinical Trial
- Sample size
- n = 20
- Population
- Healthy adults
- Methods
- Controlled experimental study
- Highly Cited
Abstract
Whether Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus can be recovered after passage through the human gut was tested by feeding 20 healthy volunteers commercial yogurt. Yogurt bacteria were found in human feces, suggesting that they can survive transit in the gastrointestinal tract.