The gastrointestinal tract is a complex ecosystem that associates a resident microbiota and
cells of various phenotypes lining the epithelial wall expressing complex metabolic activities …

Bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus are members of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB),
a broadly defined group characterized by the formation of lactic acid as the sole or main end …

The use of lactobacilli as probiotics in swine has been gaining attention due to their ability to
improve growth performance and carcass quality, prevent gastrointestinal infection and most …

Commensal microflora (normal microflora, indigenous microbiota) consists of those micro-
organisms, which are present on body surfaces covered by epithelial cells and are exposed …

The genus Lactobacillus is a heterogeneous group of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with
important implications in food fermentation. The ability to colonize a variety of habitats is a …

The inaugural meeting of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) was held May 3 to May 5 2002 in London, Ontario, Canada. A group of 63 academic …

Bacterial surface (S) layers are the outermost proteinaceous cell envelope structures found
on members of nearly all taxonomic groups of bacteria and Archaea. They are composed of …

Among the numerous purported health benefits attributed to probiotic bacteria, their capacity
to interact with the immune system of the host is now supported by an increasing number of …

Abstract Food-grade Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) have been safely consumed for centuries by
humans in fermented foods. Thus, they are good candidates to develop novel oral vectors …

Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus are
phenotypically and genotypically closely related, and together comprise the L. casei group …