Isolation of a human intestinal bacterium capable of daidzein and genistein conversion.

ABSTRACT: A rod-shaped gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, strain HE8, was isolated from human feces. The isolate was able to convert the isoflavones daidzein and genistein to equol and 5-hydroxy-equol, respectively. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, strain HE8 is described as a new species, Slackia isoflavoniconvertens.

SUBMITTER: Matthies A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655447 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature