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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Genomic and Phenotypic Safety Assessment of Probiotic Bacillus coagulans Strain JBI-YZ6.3.

Yongmei Zhang, Tom J Overbeck, Victoria L Palmer Skebba, Neil N Gandhi

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Article in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antimicrobial and Nutritional Potentials ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Clinical and In Vitro Safety ofMicroorganisms · 2024
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  5. Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yongmei ZhangJeneil Biotech, Inc, Saukville, WI, 53080, USA. y.zhang@jeneilbiotech.com.
Tom J OverbeckJeneil Biotech, Inc, Saukville, WI, 53080, USA.
Victoria L Palmer SkebbaJeneil Biotech, Inc, Saukville, WI, 53080, USA.
Neil N GandhiJeneil Biotech, Inc, Saukville, WI, 53080, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spore-forming Bacillus coagulans has been widely recognized as an important probiotic, which is commonly used in products for human consumption and animal feeds. B. coagulans exhibits beneficial traits from both Bacillus and lactic acid-producing Lactobacillus. The present study evaluated the safety of the newly isolated B. coagulans strain JBI-YZ6.3, using combined genomic and phenotypic analysis approaches. The taxonomic classification based on genome sequence and biochemical tests identified strain JBI-YZ6.3 as B. coagulans. Comprehensive genome-based analyses established JBI-YZ6.3 as a novel strain of B. coagulans. Antibiotic susceptibility testing showed that the strain JBI-YZ6.3 was sensitive to a panel of fourteen antibiotics, and no genes related to antibiotic resistance were found in its genome. The spores of strain JBI-YZ6.3 exhibited tolerance to acid and bile salts, as well as stability at ambient and elevated conditions of temperature and relative humidity. There were no homologs of Bacillus toxin genes identified in the genome of JBI-YZ6.3, and the strain exhibited no cytotoxicity towards Vero cells and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In conclusion, findings from this study support the safety of B. coagulans strain JBI-YZ6.3, which can be developed into new probiotic products for preventive and therapeutic benefits in human and animal hosts.

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Bacillus coagulansProbioticsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChlorocebus aethiopsGenome, BacterialGenomicsHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhenotypeSpores, BacterialVero CellsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic resistanceBacillus coagulansGenomic analysisPhylogenyProbioticsSafety assessment

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PMID38896222
PMCPMC12532747

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