Sources, isolation, characterisation and evaluation of probiotics

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 109; no. S2; pp. S35 - S50
• Main Authors: Fontana, Luis, Bermudez-Brito, Miriam, Plaza-Diaz, Julio, Muñoz-Quezada, Sergio, Gil, Angel
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Allergies; Animals; Bacteria; Bifidobacterium; Bifidobacterium - classification; Bifidobacterium - growth & development; Bifidobacterium - immunology; Bifidobacterium - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; Breast milk; clinical trials; Cultured Milk Products - microbiology; cytokines; denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; diarrhea; DNA fingerprinting; Electrophoresis; feces; Feeding. Feeding behavior; fluorescence in situ hybridization; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastrointestinal Tract - immunology; Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology; Gastrointestinal Tract - physiology; genome; Humans; hypersensitivity; Intestinal Absorption; intestinal microorganisms; Intestinal Mucosa - microbiology; intestines; lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillales - classification; Lactobacillales - growth & development; Lactobacillales - immunology; Lactobacillales - isolation & purification; liver; metabolic diseases; Metabolic disorders; Microbial Viability; Microorganisms; Milk, Human - microbiology; oligonucleotide probes; Permeability; Probiotics; Probiotics - adverse effects; Probiotics - isolation & purification; Probiotics - therapeutic use; sequence analysis; Strain rate; Temperature gradients; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Probiotics; Lactic acid bacteria; Bifidobacteria; Lactobacilli; Diseases; Probiotic; Evaluation; Nutrition; Bacteria; Lactobacillaceae; Isolation; Lactobacillus
• ISSN: 0007-1145; 1475-2662; 1475-2662
• DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004011

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 bacteria and bifidobacteria, which are isolated from traditional fermented products and the gut, faeces and breast milk...