A Tetragenococcus halophilus human gut isolate.

ABSTRACT: Tetragenococcus halophilus (T. halophilus) is a facultative anaerobic, coccus-shaped halophilic lactic acid-producing bacterium previously detected and cultured in various salty foods and credited for beneficial effects on human health. In this study, we investigated the presence of T. halophilus in human samples using a polyphasic approach including scanning electron microscopy, molecular biology methods and microbial culture. This unique investigation yielded the unprecedented presence of T. halophilus in human feces samples, thus enriching the repertoire of halophilic microorganisms colonizing the human gastrointestinal tract with the isolation and culture of T. halophilus for the first time in humans. Using the E-test strips, the MIC was assessed for

SUBMITTER: Guindo CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8866149 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature