Bile salt deconjugation and cholesterol removal from media by Lactobacillus strains used as probiotics in chickens
BACKGROUND: Bile salt deconjugation by Lactobacillus strains is often closely linked to bile tolerance and survival of the strains in the gut and lowering of cholesterol in the host. The present study investigated the deconjugation of bile salts and removal of cholesterol by 12 Lactobacillus strains...
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