Yeast Strains as Probiotic and Postbiotic Agents for the Agglutination of Enteric Pathogens: A Preventive Approach.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the potential of various yeast strains as probiotic and postbiotic agents for agglutinating enteric pathogens, offering a preventive approach to gastrointestinal infections. Different yeast species were tested in vitro against a range of pathogenic bacteria, including enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ETEC, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, to assess their capacity for pathogen agglutination. Additionally, inactivated yeasts were obtained using a novel chemical treatment and employed to explore their efficacy as postbiotic agents. The results suggest that both live and inactivated yeasts are able to agglutinate the different pathogens, potentially limiting bacterial coloni

SUBMITTER: Cerdan-Alduan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858296 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature