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A note on lactobacilli and beta-glucuronidase activity in the intestinal contents of mice
1Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Journal of Applied Bacteriology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
A comparison was made of caecal beta-glucuronidase activity in the caecal contents of mice with or without lactobacilli as members of the normal microflora. Male mice that did not have lactobacilli as intestinal inhabitants had approximately 52% more caecal beta-glucuronidase activity than their female counterparts. Colonization of male mice by lactobacilli reduced the beta-glucuronidase activity to that of female mice.