Selective method for identification and quantification of Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis BB-12 (BB-12) from the gastrointestinal tract of healthy volunteers ingesting a combination probiotic of BB-12 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
Debra D PoutsiakaI J MahoneyL A McDermottL L SternC M ThorpeA V KaneC Baez-GiangrecoJ McKinneyL E DavidsonR LeyvaB GoldinD R SnydmanPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2017)
This method will enable more detailed and specific studies of BB-12 in probiotic supplements, including when in combination with LGG.