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Oral administration of kefiran exerts a bifidogenic effect on BALB/c mice intestinal microbiota

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M.F. Hamet Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, 47 y 116 (s/n), La Plata 1900, Argentina

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M. Medrano Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, 47 y 116 (s/n), La Plata 1900, Argentina

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P.F. Pérez Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, 47 y 116 (s/n), La Plata 1900, Argentina
Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, 47 y 115, La Plata 1900, Argentina

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A.G. Abraham Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, 47 y 116 (s/n), La Plata 1900, Argentina
Área Bioquímica y Control de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, 47 y 115, La Plata 1900, Argentina

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The activity of kefiran, the exopolysaccharide present in kefir grains, was evaluated on intestinal bacterial populations in BALB/c mice. Animals were orally administered with kefiran and Eubacteria, lactobacilli and bifidobacteria populations were monitored in faeces of mice at days 0, 2, 7, 14 and 21. Profiles obtained by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) with primers for Eubacteria were compared by principal component analysis and clearly defined clusters, correlating with the time of kefiran consumption, were obtained. Furthermore, profile analysis of PCR products amplified with specific oligonucleotides for bifidobacteria showed an increment in the number of DGGE bands in the groups administered with kefiran. Fluorescent In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) with specific probes for bifidobacteria showed an increment of this population in faeces, in accordance to DGGE results. The bifidobacteria population was also studied on distal colon content after 0, 2 and 7 days of kefiran administration. Analysis of PCR products by DGGE with Eubacteria primers showed an increment in the number and intensity of bands with high GC content of mice administered with kefiran. Sequencing of DGGE bands confirmed that bifidobacteria were one of the bacterial populations modified by kefiran administration. DGGE profiles of PCR amplicons obtained by using Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus specific primers confirmed that kefiran administration enhances bifidobacteria, however no changes were observed in Lactobacillus populations. The results of the analysis of bifidobacteria populations assessed on different sampling sites in a murine model support the use of this exopolysaccharide as a bifidogenic functional ingredient.

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