Effects of the oral administration of viable and heat-killed Streptococcus bovis HC5 cells to pre-sensitized BALB/c mice.

Antimicrobial peptides have been suggested as an alternative to classical antibiotics in livestock production and bacteriocin-producing bacteria could be added to animal feeds to deliver bacteriocins in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of ruminant and monogastric animals. In this study, viable (V) an...

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Main Authors: Aline D Paiva, Kenner M Fernandes, Roberto S Dias, Alípio S Rocha, Leandro L de Oliveira, Clóvis A Neves, Sérgio O de Paula, Hilário C Mantovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483269?pdf=render