Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate
amounts, confer a health benefit upon the host. At present, probiotics are gaining popularity …

The gut microbiome is not a silent ecosystem but exerts several physiological and
immunological functions. For many decades, lactobacilli have been used as an effective …

Introduction: Mounting evidence suggests an important role for the intestinal microbiota in
the chronic mucosal inflammation that occurs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and …

When ingested in sufficient numbers, probiotics are expected to confer one or more proven
health benefits on the consumer. Theoretically, the effectiveness of a probiotic food product …

Background Lactobacilli are non-spore forming, lactic acid producing, gram-positive rods.
They are a part of the normal gastrointestinal and genitourinary microbiota and have rarely …

Abstract Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and pouchitis appear to be caused by
pathogenic T-cell responses to discrete antigens from the complex luminal microbiota, with …

Probiotics include food or drugs containing viable microorganisms that on ingestion confer
beneficial physiologic effects on the host. 1 Commonly used genera of probiotic strains …

Two previously isolated Lactobacillus strains (L. fermentum HM3 from human milk and L.
buchneri FD2 from fermented dates), intended as probiotic for human, were assessed for …

Lactobacillus sp. are commensal organisms that are increasingly reported to cause invasive
infections among immunosuppressed persons. However, few data exist regarding the …

The unregulated probiotic market can lead to serious health consequences. The aim of this
study was to analyze commercially available probiotics using high-throughput sequencing …