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ArticleBMC microbiology2017

The effects of probiotic Bacillus subtilis on the cytotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens type a in Caco-2 cell culture.

Maryam Poormontaseri, Saeid Hosseinzadeh, Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush, Tahereh Kalantari

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam PoormontaseriDepartment of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box: 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran.
Saeid HosseinzadehDepartment of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box: 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran. hosseinzadeh@shirazu.ac.ir.
Seyed Shahram ShekarforoushDepartment of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box: 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran.
Tahereh KalantariDiagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSome Bacillus strains have recently been identified for potential use as probiotics and food additives. The present study evaluated the antimicrobial effects of Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 and its metabolite on the enterotoxin and vegetative cells, spore and germinated spore of Clostridium perfringens type A in Caco-2 cells.

resultsWe used flow cytometry and MTT assays to evaluate the cytotoxicity effect of treatments. According to the results, the most cell survival was found in the 4% crude antimicrobial substance (CAS) with the vegetative form of C. perfringens among co-cultured groups. Furthermore, the apoptosis and necrosis in co-cultured groups were significantly decreased (P < 0.05).

conclusionThe present results suggested the crucial role of the current probiotic in the control of various forms of C. perfringens type A which was investigated for the first time. Also, the majority of treatments showed higher cell viability in flow cytometry compared to the MTT assay.

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ApoptosisBacillus subtilisCaco-2 CellsCell SurvivalClostridium perfringensCoculture TechniquesFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsProbioticsBacillus SubtilisCaco-2 cell lineClostridium perfringensCytotoxicityFlow cytometry

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PMID28676033
PMCPMC5496268
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