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15 December 2004

Volume 39, Number 12
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004;39:1858–1860
1058-4838/2004/3912-0021$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/425741
BRIEF REPORT

Phenotypic Differences between Commercial Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and L. rhamnosus Strains Recovered from Blood

Arthur C. Ouwehand,1

Maija Saxelin,2 and

Seppo Salminen1

1Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, and 2Research and Development, Valio, Helsinki, Finland

The isolation of clinical isolates that are indistinguishable, by molecular methods, from the probiotic strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has been reported. We compared the virulence potential of these clinical isolates with that of the probiotic strain. It was observed that all isolates differed significantly in 1 or more phenotypic properties.

Received 12 April 2004; accepted 9 July 2004; electronically published 19 November 2004.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Arthur C. Ouwehand, Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, FIN‐20014 Turku, Finland ().

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