Probiotic characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum E680 and its effect on Hypercholesterolemic mice

Abstract Background Probiotics have been reported to reduce total cholesterol levels in vitro, but more evidence is needed to determine the clinical relevance of this activity. Chinese traditional fermented pickles are a good source of lactic acid bacteria. Therefore, pickle samples were collected f...

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Main Authors: Zhi-yao Zheng, Fei-Wei Cao, Wei-jun Wang, Jing Yu, Chen Chen, Bo Chen, Jian-xin Liu, Jenni Firrman, John Renye, Da-xi Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01922-4