Publications of PROPATH
Avonts, L., Van Uytven, E. & De Vuyst, L. (2004). Cell growth and bacteriocin production of
probiotic Lactobacillus strains in different media. International Dairy Journal 14, 947-955.
Coconnier-Polter, M.-H., Liévin-Le Moal, V. & Servin A.L. (2005). A Lactobacillus acidophilus
strain of human gastrointestinal microbiota origin elicits killing of the enterovirulent Salmonella
enterica serovar Typhimurium by triggering lethal bacterial membrane damage. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology 71, 6115-6120.
De Preter, V., Geboes, K., Verbrugghe, K., De Vuyst, L., Vanhoutte, T., Huys, G., Swings, J.,
Pot, B. & Verbeke, K. (2004). The in vivo use of the stable isotope labelled biomarkers lactose [15N]ureide and [2H4]-tyrosine to assess the effects of pro- and prebiotics on the intestinal flora of healthy
human volunteers. British Journal of Nutrition 92, 439-446.
De Vuyst, L. (2002). Hamujące dzialanie probiotycznych bakterii kwasu mlekowego. Probiotyki.
Warsztaty zorganizowane w ramach projektu Accompanying Measure do projektu Flair-Flow Europe
IV, pp. 23-27.
De Vuyst, L. (2002). Inhibitory effects of probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Probiotyki. Warsztaty
zorganizowane w ramach projektu Accompanying Measure do projektu Flair-Flow Europe IV, pp. 2832.
De Vuyst, L, Avonts, L. & Makras, E. (2004). Chapter 17. Probiotics, prebiotics and gut health. In:
Remacle, C. & Reusens, B. (Eds.). Functional foods, ageing and degenerative disease. Woodhead
Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, UK, pp. 416-482.
De Vuyst, L., Avonts, L., Hoste, B., Vancanneyt, M., Neysens, P. & Callewaert, R. (2004). The
lactobin A and amylovorin L471 encoding genes are identical, and their distribution seems to be
restricted to the species Lactobacillus amylovorus that is of interest for cereal fermentations.
International Journal of Food Microbiology 90, 93-106.
De Vuyst, L., Makras, L., Avonts, L., Holo L., Yi, Q., Servin, L., Fayol-Messaoudi, D., Berger,
C., Zoumpopoulou, G., Tsakalidou, E., Sgouras, D. Martinez-Gonzales, B., Panayotopoulou, E.,
Mentis, A., Smarandache, D., Savu, L., Thonart, P. & Nes, I. (2004). Antimicrobial Potential of
Probiotic or Potentially Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria, the First Results of the International European
Research Project PROPATH of the PROEUHEALTH Cluster. Microbial Ecology in Health and
Disease 16, 125-130.
Fayol-Messaoudi, D. Berger, C. Marie-Hélène Coconnier-Polter, Vanessa Liévin-Le Moal, V. &
Servin, A. (2005). pH-, lactic acid-, and non-lactic acid-dependent activities of probiotic lactobacilli
against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71,
6008-6013.
Foulquié Moreno, M.R., Sarantinopoulos, P., Tsakalidou, E. & De Vuyst, L. (2006). The role and
application of enterococci in food and health. International Journal of Food Microbiology 106, 1-24.
Leroy, F. & De Vuyst, L. (2004). Functional lactic acid bacteria starter cultures for the food fermentation
industry. Trends in Food Science and Technology 15, 67-78.
Makras, E. & De Vuyst, L. (2006). The in vitro inhibition of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria by
bifidobacteria is caused by the production of organic acids. International Dairy Journal 16, 10491057.
Makras, L., Van Acker G. & De Vuyst L. (2005). Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei 8700:2
degrades inulin-type fructans exhibiting different degrees of polymerization. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology 71, 6531-6537.
Makras, L., Falony, G., Van der Meulen, R. & De Vuyst, L. (2006). Letter to the editor. Journal of
Applied Microbiology 100, 1388.
Makras, L., Triantafyllou, V., Fayol-Messaoudi, D., Ariany, T., Zoumpopoulou, G., Tsakalidou,
E., Servin, A. & De Vuyst, L. (2006). Kinetic analysis of the antibacterial activity of probiotic
lactobacilli towards Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium reveals a role for lactic acid and other
inhibitory compounds. Research in Microbiology 157, 241-247.
Maragkoudakis, P.A., Miaris, C., Rojez, P., Manalis, N., Magkanari, F., Kalantzopoulos, G. &
Tsakalidou, E. (2006). Production of traditional Greek yoghurt using Lactobacillus strains with
probiotic potential as starter adjuncts. International Dairy Journal 16, 52-60.
Maragkoudakis, P.A., Zoumpopoulou, G., Miaris, C., Kalantzopoulos, G., Pot, B. & Tsakalidou,
E. (2006). Probiotic potential of Lactobacillus strains isolated from dairy products. International
Dairy Journal 16, 189-199.
Mattila-Sandholm, T., Blaut, M., Daly, C., De Vuyst, L., Doré, J., Gibson, G., Goossens, H.,
Knorr, D., Lucas, J., Lähteenmaki, L., Mercenier, A., Saarela, M., Shahanan, F. & de Vos, W.M.
(2002). Food, GI-tract functionality and human health cluster: PROEUHEALTH. Microbial Ecology
in Health and Disease 14, 65-74.
Nes, I., Brede, D.A. & Holo, H. (2005) The non-lantibiotic heat-stable bacteriocins in Gram-positive
bacteria. In R. Hancock (ed.). The Handbook of Peptides, Elsevier.
Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides. (Kastan, A. ed.; Hancock, R.E.W. section ed.).
Servin, A. (2004). Antagonistic activities of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria against microbial
pathogens. Microbiology Reviews 28, 405-440.
Servin, A.L. & Coconnier, M.-H. (2003). Adherence of probiotics to the intestinal mucosa and
interaction with pathogens. In P.M. Marteau & J.P.G. Galmiche (eds.). Pre- and Probiotics in
Gastroenterology.
Sgouras, D. & Mentis, A. (2005). Probiotics, Biotherapeutics and Health. The prospects for the new
millennium. In C. Schiavi (ed.), Probiotics and Helicobacter pylori, Mofin Alce, Novara, Italy,
pp.150-163.
Sgouras, D., Maragkoudakis, P., Petraki, K., Martinez-Gonzalez, B., Eriotou, E., Michopoulos,
S., Kalantzopoulos, G., Tsakalidou, E. & Mentis, A. (2003). In vitro and in vivo inhibition of
Helicobacter pylori by Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
70, 518-526.
Sgouras D.N., Panayotopoulou, E.G., Martinez-Gonzalez, B., Petraki, K., Michopoulos S. &
Mentis, Α. (2005). Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 attenuates Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis and
reduces levels of proinflammatory chemokines in C57BL/6 mice. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory
Immunology 12, 1378-1386.
Van der Meulen, R., Avonts, L. & De Vuyst, L. (2004). Short-chain-oligofructose is preferentially
metabolized by Bifidobacterium animalis DN-173 010. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70,
1923-1930.
Van der Meulen, R., Adriany, T., Verbrugghe, K. & De Vuyst, L. (2006). Kinetic analysis of
bifidobacterial metabolism reveals a minor role for succinic acid in the regeneration of NAD+ through
growth-associated production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72, 5204-5210.
Van der Meulen, R. Makras, E., Verbrugghe, K., Adriany, T. & De Vuyst, L. (2006).
Kinetic analysis of oligofructose consumption by species of Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium
indicates a different degradation mechanism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72,
1006-1012.
Wessels, S., Axelsson, L., Hansen, E.B., De Vuyst, L., Laulund, S., Lähteenmäki, L., Lindgren,
S., Mollet, B., Salminen, S., & von Wright, A. (2004). The lactic acid bacteria, the food chain, and
their regulation. Trends in Food Science and Technology 15, 498-505.