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Adhesion of Lactobacillus to Intestinal Mucin
Keita Nishiyama1, Takao Mukai2
1Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan. nishiyamak@pharm.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Adhesion to intestinal mucin is one of the main in vitro tests for the study of probiotic strains. Mucins immobilized on microtiter plates and glass slides are easy and excellent methods used for the quantitative analysis of Lactobacillus adhesion. However, to maintain the performance of the quantitative analysis, these methods must be chosen appropriately according to the nature and characteristics of the strain, such as tolerance to surfactant and the ability to self-aggregate. Here we describe two methodologies used to evaluate adhesion of Lactobacillus to mucin, in addition to the isolation and purification of mucins from porcine colonic tissues.
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