Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28
Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 is a plant-derived lactic acid bacterium with a limited but focused research record. Its genome has been fully sequenced and characterized, revealing a strain-specific exopolysaccharide (a complex sugar produced by the bacteria) biosynthetic cluster. One animal model study examined LP28 supplementation in connection with fat accumulation in high-fat diet-fed mice, though findings in animal models do not necessarily translate to humans. Human clinical evidence specific to this strain is currently absent from the scientific literature, so probiotic benefit claims would be premature at this stage. These are research topics, not findings; the papers do not establish that this strain treats or prevents any condition.
Where it's been studied Tags come from a conservative keyword scan of each paper's title, abstract, and summary. A tag is research coverage, not measured effect. How we classify this →
Share of this strain's 1 body-system-tagged papers that concern each system. Research coverage, not measured effect.
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Share of this strain's 1 symptom-tagged papers that mention each symptom or condition. Research coverage, not evidence of benefit.
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5 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.
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Selected papers that name this strain.
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PMID 28955833 →Characterization of the LP28 strain-specific exopolysaccharide biosynthetic gene cluster found in the whole circular genome of Pediococcus pentosaceus· Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports · 2016
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PMID 22363472 →The Obesity and Fatty Liver Are Reduced by Plant-Derived Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice· PLoS ONE · 2012