A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

The Impact of Storage Conditions on the Stability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb12 in Human Milk




AuthorsMantziari Anastasia, Aakko Juhani, Kumar Himanshu, Tölkkö Satu, du Toit Elloise, Salminen Seppo, Isolauri Erika, Rautava Samuli

PublisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publications

Publication year2017

JournalBreastfeeding Medicine

Journal acronymBreastfeed Med

Volume12

Issue9

First page 566

Last page569

Number of pages4

ISSN1556-8253

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2017.0051


Abstract

Human milk is the optimal source of complete nutrition for neonates and it also guides the development of infant gut microbiota. Importantly, human milk can be supplemented with probiotics to complement the health benefits of breastfeeding. Storage of human milk for limited periods of time is often unavoidable, but little is known about the effect of different storage conditions (temperature) on the viability of the added probiotics. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated how different storage conditions affect the viability of two specific widely used probiotics, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (Bb12), in human milk by culturing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Our results indicate that LGG and Bb12 remained stable throughout the storage period. Thus, we conclude that human milk offers an appropriate matrix for probiotic supplementation.



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