Lactobacillus gasseri APC 678 Reduces Shedding of the Pathogen Clostridium difficile in a Murine Model

Lactobacillus gasseri APC 678 Reduces Shedding of the Pathogen Clostridium difficile in a Murine Model

Clostridium difficile is a common cause of health-care acquired diarrhea, resulting in a spectrum of disease from mild diarrhea to life-threatening illness. Sixty Lactobacillus strains were screened for anti-C. difficile activity using a co-culture method. Based on their ability to inhibit C. diffic...

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Main Authors: Lisa Quigley, Mairéad Coakley, Debebe Alemayehu, Mary C. Rea, Patrick G. Casey, Órla O’Sullivan, Eileen Murphy, Barry Kiely, Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill, R. Paul Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Lactobacillus gasseri
Clostridium difficile
C. difficile infection (CDI)
murine model
live therapeutic agent
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00273/full

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