Recovery of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) from the intestine of healthy Vietnamese adults after intake of fermented milk

Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jan;26(1):72-77. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.112015.09.

Abstract

To demonstrate the gastrointestinal survival of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) in healthy Vietnamese adults, a fermented milk drink containing LcS was administered daily for 14 days. Twenty-six healthy Vietnamese adults took part in the study. Each participant consumed 65 mL of a fermented milk drink containing LcS daily for 14 days. The drink contained a dose of 10 8 CFU/mL LcS. Fecal samples were collected before, during and after consuming the fermented milk drink. LcS was confirmed by culture and ELISA. After 7 and 14 days of ingesting fermented milk drink, LcS was recovered from fecal samples at average of 5.0×10 7 CFU/g feces (n=26) and 5.4×10 7 CFU/g feces (n=26), respectively. LcS persisted in 8 voluteers until day 42 (after 14 days stopping fermented milk drink) at 0.0033×10 7 CFU/g feces (n=8). We confirmed survival of LcS after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of Vietnamese adults.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Constipation / therapy
  • Cultured Milk Products / adverse effects
  • Cultured Milk Products / microbiology*
  • Defecation / physiology
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Transit
  • Humans
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Lacticaseibacillus casei / isolation & purification*
  • Lacticaseibacillus casei / physiology
  • Male
  • Probiotics
  • Vietnam
  • Young Adult