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ArticlePloS one2014

Lactobacillus brevis strains from fermented aloe vera survive gastroduodenal environment and suppress common food borne enteropathogens.

Young-Wook Kim, Young-Ju Jeong, Ah-Young Kim, Hyun-Hee Son, Jong-Am Lee, Cheong-Hwan Jung, Chae-Hyun Kim, Jaeman Kim

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Young-Wook KimKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Young-Ju JeongKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Ah-Young KimSchool of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
Hyun-Hee SonKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Jong-Am LeeKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Cheong-Hwan JungKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Chae-Hyun KimKBNP Technology Institute, KBNP Inc., Yesan, Korea.
Jaeman KimDepartment of Biology, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.
Chonnam National University · KRMokpo National University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Five novel Lactobacillus brevis strains were isolated from naturally fermented Aloe vera leaf flesh. Each strain was identified by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and 16S rRNA sequence comparison. These strains were highly tolerant to acid, surviving in pH2.5 for up to 4 hours, and resistant to 5% bile salts at 37°C for 18 hours. Due to its tolerance to acid and bile salts, one strain passed through the gastric barrier and colonised the intestine after oral administration. All five strains inhibited the growth of many harmful enteropathogens without restraining most of normal commensals in the gut and hence named POAL (Probiotics Originating from Aloe Leaf) strains. Additionally, each strain exhibited discriminative resistance to a wide range of antibiotics. The L. brevis POAL strains, moreover, expressed high levels of the glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) gene which produces a beneficial neurotransmitter, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). These characteristics in all suggest that the novel L. brevis strains should be considered as potential food additives and resources for pharmaceutical research.

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FermentationFood MicrobiologyMicrobial ViabilityAloeAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBase SequenceBile Acids and SaltsDuodenumGlutamate DecarboxylaseHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLevilactobacillus brevisMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyAnti-Bacterial AgentsBile Acids and SaltsGlutamate DecarboxylaseRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID24598940
PMCPMC3944883
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