Cocoa Powder as Delivery Medium for Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains

Potential of Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains as Food Additives

Safety of Lactobacillus strains used as probiotic agents.

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Antimicrobial Peptides of Probiotic Lactobacillus strains

In recent years, numerous food poisoning outbreaks, involving various pathogens and food products, and the increasing concern over the preservation of minimally processed foods have spurred growing awareness of the importance of food safety. This has prompted new approaches to inhibit foodborne pathogens. There has been a rapid worldwide increase in pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to mul...

Characterization of Indigenous Lactobacillus Strains for Probiotic Properties

BACKGROUND Probiotics are defined as adequate amount of live microorganisms able to confer health benefits on the host. Currently, most commercially available probiotic products in the market belong to genera Lactobacillus. Traditional dairy products are usually rich source of Lactobacillus strains with significant health benefits. In order to evaluate the probiotic potential of these bacteria,...

The scientific basis for probiotic strains of Lactobacillus.

The concept of using Lactobacillus species for disease treatment and prevention as well as health restoration and maintenance is not new. However, in recent times, there has been a renewal of interest in the use of probiotics (as distinct from antibiotics) (also termed biotherapeutic agents), driven in large part by consumers and the lay press. Probiotics have been used therapeutically to modul...