Probiotic mechanisms of action

M Bermudez-Brito, J Plaza-Díaz… - Annals of Nutrition and …, 2012 - karger.com
Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide health benefits to the host when ingested in
adequate amounts. The strains most frequently used as probiotics include lactic acid …

Animal Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

JD Dubreuil, RE Isaacson, DM Schifferli - EcoSal Plus, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in
farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors …

Sources, isolation, characterisation and evaluation of probiotics

L Fontana, M Bermudez-Brito, J Plaza-Diaz… - British journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when ingested in adequate amounts, provide health
benefits to the host. The strains most frequently used as probiotics include lactic acid …

International society of sports nutrition position stand: probiotics

R Jäger, AE Mohr, KC Carpenter, CM Kerksick… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Position statement: The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides an
objective and critical review of the mechanisms and use of probiotic supplementation to …

Peptide-based vaccines for tuberculosis

W Gong, C Pan, P Cheng, J Wang, G Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As a
result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the global TB mortality rate in …

Probiotic engineering: towards development of robust probiotic strains with enhanced functional properties and for targeted control of enteric pathogens

MG Mathipa, MS Thantsha - Gut pathogens, 2017 - Springer
There is a growing concern about the increase in human morbidity and mortality caused by
foodborne pathogens. Antibiotics were and still are used as the first line of defense against …

Mucosal delivery of therapeutic and prophylactic molecules using lactic acid bacteria

JM Wells, A Mercenier - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008 - nature.com
Studies of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as delivery vehicles have focused mainly on the
development of mucosal vaccines, with much effort being devoted to the generation of …

Lactobacilli, a weapon to counteract pathogens through the inhibition of their virulence factors

A Colautti, E Orecchia, G Comi… - Journal of Bacteriology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, several studies have reported an alarming increase in pathogen resistance to
current antibiotic therapies and treatments. Therefore, the search for effective alternatives to …

[HTML][HTML] Prophylactic vaccine delivery systems against epidemic infectious diseases

C Pan, H Yue, L Zhu, G Ma, H Wang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Prophylactic vaccines have evolved from traditional whole-cell vaccines to safer subunit
vaccines. However, subunit vaccines still face problems, such as poor immunogenicity and …

Mucosal vaccination and therapy with genetically modified lactic acid bacteria

J Wells - Annual review of food science and technology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have proved to be effective mucosal delivery vehicles that
overcome the problem of delivering functional proteins to the mucosal tissues. By the …