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

Abstract Background Some 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 C...

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Main Authors: Maryam Poormontaseri, Saeid Hosseinzadeh, Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush, Tahereh Kalantari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-1051-1