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Safety assessment of Lactobacillus brevis KB290 as a probiotic strain.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Oct 2009
Yakabe T, Moore E L, Yokota S, Sui H, Nobuta Y, Fukao M, Palmer H, Yajima N
Abstract excerpt
Lactobacillus brevis KB290 (KB290), a plant-derived probiotic lactic acid bacterium, reportedly improves gut health and stimulates immune function. Here we extensively investigated the geno-, acute, subacute, and subchronic toxicity of KB290 and its bacterial translocation potential. KB290 was non-mutagenic in the bacterial reverse mutation assay by the preincubation method. In the single oral dose toxicity test,...
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