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




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

PublisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publications

2017

Breastfeeding Medicine

Breastfeed Med

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9

566

569

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1556-8253

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



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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