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Stimulatory effect of honey on multiplication of lactic acid bacteria under in vitro and in vivo conditions

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Title Stimulatory effect of honey on multiplication of lactic acid bacteria under in vitro and in vivo conditions
 
Creator Shamala, T. R.
Shri Jyothi, Y. P.
Saibaba, P.
 
Subject 09 Food Microbiology
09 Human Physiology
04 Microbiology
 
Description The effect of honey and sucrose on lactic acid bacteria in vitro and in rat gut was studied to determine whether these organisms were affected differently by honey compared with sucrose. Under in vitro conditions, the
number of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum counts increased 10±100 fold in the presence of honey compared with sucrose. Feeding of honey to rats also resulted in signiÆcant increase in counts of lactic acid bacteria. Although there was no significant difference in the counts of lactic acid bacteria in the small and large intestines of different groups, the honey-fed group showed a significant increase (P  <  0005) in counts over the
control and sucrose-fed animals. The results support the fact that consumption of honey has a beneficial effect on the physiological constitution of animals fed with it.
 
Date 2000
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/1240/1/Letters_in_Applied_Microbiology_2000%2C_30%2C_453-455.pdf
Shamala, T. R. and Shri Jyothi, Y. P. and Saibaba, P. (2000) Stimulatory effect of honey on multiplication of lactic acid bacteria under in vitro and in vivo conditions. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 30. pp. 453-455.