Medical Academy, State Research Institute of Maternity and Childhood, Ivanovo, Russia
The action of the juice of Shiitake mushroom (L.edodes) on pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms, detected in cases of considerable dysbiotic changes (Escherichia coli O-114, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans), as well as on some bacterial eubiotic producer strains (Escherichia coli M-17, Bifidobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp.). The juice of this mushroom at a concentration of 5% from the volume of the nutrient medium was found to produce a pronounced antimicrobial effect with respect to C.albicans, S.aureus, E.faecalis, E.coli O-114 and to stimulate the growth of E.coli M-17. Bifidobacteria and lactobacteria exhibited resistance to the action of L.edodes juice.
Zh. Mikrobiol.(Moscow), 2005, No. 1, P. 80—82