our study, especially as far as nutrient starvation is concerned
(absence of hemin, bile or blood), BT remains viable and might be
exploited for its release of functional antioxidant proteins, those
found in E. Lipid and glycoside compositions of E are still to be
determined, as well as the anti-oxidative/anti-inflammatory effect
of this extract in pharmacological models using cellules and
animals.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to acknowledge the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
(France) as this work was supported by the funds “Fond Régional
pour l’Innovation” (Oseo Innovation, number A0802003N). They
thank Julie Sam and Stéphane Vernel for their technical assistance,
Professor M. Aliouat and Muriel Pottier from Lille 2 University for
their contribution to the preparation of the bacteria for electron
microscopy (fixation and Epon-embedding), Martine and Paul
Mayes for their help with English and the reviewers of Anaerobe for
their relevant suggestions.
Appendix A. Supplementary data