Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(3), 77-82 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260030077

The effect of prebiotics and synbiotics on Clostridium and Escherichia coli counts in human intestinal tract

Miroslava Kolářová1, Pavla Sládková1, Zbyšek Sládek2, Doubravka Rožnovská1, Tomáš Komprda1
1 Ústav technologie potravin, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika
2 Ústav morfologie, fyziologie a genetiky zvířat, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Effect of probiotics and synbiotics consumption based on microbiota of human gut was carried out in our in vivo study. Three groups, P (consuming probiotics), S (consuming synbiotics) and C (control group) of 22 healthy adults were used for this experiment. P and S groups had 10 days long adaptation phase without consuming probiotics and consequently they consumed yoghurt for another 21 days. Control group did not consume yoghurt during the experiment. Faecal samples were collected 10th day of the adaptation phase and then 7, 14 and 21th day of yoghurt consumption phase and finally 26 and 28th day of wash out period.
We registered different effect of probiotics and synbiotics on Clostridium sp. and Escherichia coli (E. coli) counts in human digestive system. Consumption of probiotics decreased of E. coli count and consumption of synbiotics increased of both E. coli count and Clostridium sp. in human digestive system.

Keywords: probiotics, synbiotics, intestinal microflora
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This research was supported by grant IGA MENDELU IP 19/2011.

Received: January 30, 2012; Published: August 28, 2013  Show citation

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Kolářová, M., Sládková, P., Sládek, Z., Rožnovská, D., & Komprda, T. (2012). The effect of prebiotics and synbiotics on Clostridium and Escherichia coli counts in human intestinal tract. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 60(3), 77-82. doi: 10.11118/actaun201260030077
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