@article{e03efae3f0634079951b35326f1d6e8a,
title = "Measurement of aggregation properties between probiotics and pathogens: In vitro evaluation of different methods",
abstract = "Aggregation properties of probiotics with pathogens are of importance for both food preservation and therapeutic impact of food on intestinal microbiota. We assessed spectrophotometry, fluorescence and radioactivity techniques to characterize and quantify co-aggregation. Probiotic strains tested showed co-aggregation abilities, which were strain-specific and dependent on time and incubation conditions. Co-aggregation may be useful for preliminary screening in order to identify potentially probiotic strains suitable for food, human or animal use.",
keywords = "Aggregation, Fluorescence, Pathogens, Probiotics, Radioactivity",
author = "Collado, {M. Carmen} and Jussi Meriluoto and Seppo Salminen",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Academy of Finland, Research Council for Biosciences and Environment (decision number 210309 to {\AA}bo Akademi and 210310 to University of Turku) and Lotta Jalonen for her effort in laboratory work. M.C. Collado is the recipient of Excellence Postdoctoral grant from Conselleria Empresa, Universidad y Ciencia de la Generalitat Valenciana, Spain (BPOSTDOC 06/016). Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2007",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.mimet.2007.07.005",
language = "English",
volume = "71",
pages = "71--74",
journal = "Journal of Microbiological Methods",
issn = "0167-7012",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1",
}