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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 270, Issue 1, Pages 27-33Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00644.x
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cyanotoxin; microcystin-LR; probiotic bacteria; Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus; degradation
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The ability of specific strains of probiotic bacteria to remove the cyanobacterial peptide toxin microcystin-LR from aqueous solutions was assessed. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains GG and LC-705, Bifidobacterium longum 46, Bifidobacterium lactis 420 and Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 were shown to be the most effective in toxin removal among 11 tested strains. The highest removal percentage of microcystin-LR was 58.1%, observed with B. lactis Bb12 (toxin concentration 100 mu g L-1, 10(10) CFU mL(-1), 37 degrees C, 24 h). Freshly cultured bacteria were shown to be more efficient in microcystin removal than lyophilized or nonviable bacteria. Removal of microcystin-LR was shown to be dependent on both temperature and bacterial concentration. It is concluded that some of the tested strains have good potential in removing microcystins from aqueous solutions.
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