Characterization of Lactobacillus fermentum UCO-979C, a probiotic strain with a potent anti-Helicobacter pylori activity

Background: Helicobacter pylori is considered as the main risk factor in the development of gastric cancer. In the present study, we performed a detailed characterization of the probiotic properties and the anti-H. pylori activity of a previously isolated lactobacillus strain — Lactobacillus ferment...

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Main Authors: Apolinaria García, Karen Navarro, Enrique Sanhueza, Susana Pineda, Edgar Pastene, Manuel Quezada, Karem Henríquez, Andrey Karlyshev, Julio Villena, Carlos González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345816301300