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To evaluate and authenticate the bacterial strains contained within two commercial oral probiotic formulations labeled as Bacillus subtilis.

September 1, 1999Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyOpen Access

Characterization of Two Bacillus Probiotics

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To evaluate and authenticate the bacterial strains contained within two commercial oral probiotic formulations labeled as Bacillus subtilis.
Analyzed two commercially available probiotic preparations: Enterogermina and Biosubtyl.
Conducted physiological and genetic characterization to identify the bacteria present in each product.
Neither Enterogermina nor Biosubtyl contained the advertised bacterial species Bacillus subtilis.
Both commercial preparations harbored alternative bacterial strains discordant with their stated product labels.

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Laboratory analysis reveals that commercial probiotic preparations lack Bacillus subtilis, highlighting significant quality control issues in bacterial labeling.

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Green et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73dc720eeb6614de69f4df https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.65.9.4288-4291.1999

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Implication

Laboratory analysis reveals that commercial probiotic preparations lack Bacillus subtilis, highlighting significant quality control issues in bacterial labeling.

Characterization of Two Bacillus Probiotics

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