Journal article
Lactobacillus rhamnosus Ingestion Promotes Innate Host Defense in an Enteric Parasitic Infection
Abstract
Enteric parasite infections around the world are a huge economic burden and decrease the quality of life for many people. The use of beneficial bacteria has attracted attention for their potential therapeutic applications in various diseases. However, the effects of beneficial bacteria in enteric parasitic infections remain largely unexplored. We investigated the effects of ingestion of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (JB-1) in a model of enteric …
Authors
McClemens J; Kim JJ; Wang H; Mao Y-K; Collins M; Kunze W; Bienenstock J; Forsythe P; Khan WI
Journal
mSphere, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 818–826
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
June 2013
DOI
10.1128/cvi.00047-13
ISSN
1556-6811