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Characterization of Two <i>Bacillus</i> Probiotics

David H. Green, Phil Wakeley, A. M. Page, Andrew G. C. Barnes, Loredana Baccigalupi, Ezio Ricca, Simon M. Cutting

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1999 · 134 citations · 18 references

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Bacillus subtilis is currently used as an oral probiotic. We examined two commercial B. subtilis probiotic preparations, Enterogermina and Biosubtyl. Surprisingly, physiological and genetic characterization of the bacteria contained in each of these preparations has shown that neither contains B. subtilis.

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