875 Probiotic Lactobacilli Lectins as Autoregulators: Supporting, Modulation and Selection of Lactobacilli Populations from the Same Human Healthy Biotope

In Vitro Selection of Probiotic Lactobacilli:

The problem of choosing criteria for the in vitro selection of lactobacilli to be used as health-promoting, probiotic ingredients, in food and pharmaceutical preparations, was apparent even in the original works of Metchnikoff, who first proposed the therapeutic use of these bacteria. In the last decade, a consensus has been reached by scientists on some criteria, with particular attention bein...

Some probiotic properties of vaginal lactobacilli isolated from healthy women.

Lactobacilli have long been considered to be protective flora in the vagina. In this study, samples were taken from the lateral vaginal wall of 19 healthy women, and 58 strains of Lactobacillus spp. were isolated from 10 of these women. The identification results revealed that Lactobacillus gasseri was the predominant lactobacilli in healthy women. The amounts of lactic acid and hydrogen peroxi...

Technological and Probiotic Traits of the Lactobacilli Isolated From Vaginal Tract of the Healthy Women for Probiotic Use

Background: For biotechnological application, selected lactic acid bacteria strains belonging to the genera Lactobacillus (Lb) are proposed as an alternative to the antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of urogenital tract infections. Objectives: Isolating and selecting vaginal lactobacilli strains for probiotic use based on their technological and probiotic aptitudes. Materials and Meth...

Genes and molecules of lactobacilli supporting probiotic action.

Lactobacilli have been crucial for the production of fermented products for centuries. They are also members of the mutualistic microbiota present in the human gastrointestinal and urogenital tract. Recently, increasing attention has been given to their probiotic, health-promoting capacities. Many human intervention studies demonstrating health effects have been published. However, as not all s...

Probiotic LactobaciLLi and bifidobacteria in the Mouth