In recent years there has been a significant upsurge in research on the characterisation and
verification of the potential health benefits associated with the use of probiotics. In addition …

As the number of households that raise dogs and cats is increasing, there is growing interest
in animal health. The gut plays an important role in animal health. In particular, the …

While lactic acid producing fermentation has been utilized to improve the storability,
palatability, and nutritive value of perishable foods for a very long time, only recently have …

Interest in the composition of the intestinal microbiota and possibilities of its therapeutic
modifications has soared over the last decade and more detailed knowledge specific to the …

The current definition of probiotics was established by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization in 2001 and 2002 1 …

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (a commercial
probiotic) and inulin (a prebiotic) on the survival rates of honeybees infected and uninfected …

The gut microbiome is a community of microorganisms that inhabits an animal host's
gastrointestinal tract, with important effects on animal health that are shaped by multiple …

The genera Pediococcus and Tetragenococcus are typical lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in
being Gram positive, catalase negative, and oxidase negative. They grow under facultatively …

520 JAVMA• Vol 250• No. 5• March 1, 2017 manufacturing process, contamination, and
longterm storage), which leads to actual microorganism concentrations that range from …

Kefir is a traditional dairy product with multiple probiotic characteristics derived from its
associated microorganisms, including more than 50 species of lactic acid bacteria and …