AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies S.r.l., Spin-off of the Catholic University of Piacenza, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29100 Piacenza, Italy. marina.elli@unicatt.it
Abstract:
Whether Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus can be recovered after passage through the human gut was tested by feeding 20 healthy volunteers commercial yogurt. Yogurt bacteria were found in human feces, suggesting that they can survive transit in the gastrointestinal tract.