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Abstract

Lactobacillus johnsonii has been used as a probiotic for decades to treat a wide range of illnesses, and has been found to have specific advantages in the treatment of a number of ailments. We reviewed the potential therapeutic effects and mechanisms of L. johnsonii in various diseases based on PubMed and the Web of Science databases. We obtained the information of 149 L. johnsonii from NCBI (as of 14 February 2023), and reviewed their comprehensive metadata, including information about the plasmids they contain. This review provides a basic characterization of different L. johnsonii and some of their potential therapeutic properties for various ailments. Although the mechanisms are not fully understood yet, it is hoped that they may provide some evidence for future studies. Furthermore, the antibiotic resistance of the various strains of L. johnsonii is not clear, and more complete and in-depth studies are needed. In summary, L. johnsonii presents significant research potential for the treatment or prevention of disease; however, more proof is required to justify its therapeutic application. An additional study on the antibiotic resistance genes it contains is also needed to reduce the antimicrobial resistance dissemination.

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Title
The Effects of Lactobacillus johnsonii on Diseases and Its Potential Applications
Author
Zhang, Ziyi 1 ; Zhao, Lanlan 1 ; Wu, Jiacheng 1 ; Pan, Yingmiao 1 ; Zhao, Guoping 2 ; Li, Ziyun 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Zhang, Lei 3 

 Microbiome-X, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China; [email protected] (Z.Z.); [email protected] (L.Z.); [email protected] (J.W.); [email protected] (Y.P.); [email protected] (G.Z.) 
 Microbiome-X, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China; [email protected] (Z.Z.); [email protected] (L.Z.); [email protected] (J.W.); [email protected] (Y.P.); [email protected] (G.Z.); State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266000, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Bio-Med Big Data Center, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200000, China 
 Microbiome-X, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China; [email protected] (Z.Z.); [email protected] (L.Z.); [email protected] (J.W.); [email protected] (Y.P.); [email protected] (G.Z.); State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266000, China 
First page
2580
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20762607
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2882582853
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.