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Blautia—a new functional genus with potential probiotic properties?

open access: yesGut microbes, 2021
Blautia is a genus of anaerobic bacteria with probiotic characteristics that occur widely in the feces and intestines of mammals. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, some species in the genera Clostridium and Ruminococcus have been ...
Xuemei Liu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Probiotic Gastrointestinal Transit and Colonization After Oral Administration: A Long Journey

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Orally administered probiotics encounter various challenges on their journey through the mouth, stomach, intestine and colon. The health benefits of probiotics are diminished mainly due to the substantial reduction of viable probiotic bacteria under the ...
Shengyi Han   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PROBIOTICS

open access: yesIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2009
The term "probiotic" was first used in 1965, by Lilly and Stillwell, to describe substances secreted by one organism which stimulate the growth of another. The use of antibiotics, immunosuppressive therapy and irradiation, amongst other means of treatment, may cause alterations in the composition and have an effect on the GIT flora.
Gupta, V, Garg, R
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Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesTranslational Psychiatry, 2022
A promising new treatment approach for major depressive disorder (MDD) targets the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis, which is linked to physiological and behavioral functions affected in MDD.
Annalisa Schaub   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exopolysaccharides from probiotic bacteria and their health potential

open access: yesInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular macromolecules excreted as tightly bound capsule or loosely attached slime layer in microorganisms. They play most prominent role against desiccation, phagocytosis, cell recognition, phage attack, antibiotics or
J. Angelin, M. Kavitha
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as “Probiotic” in Foods and Dietary Supplements

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms qualify as a probiotic for use in foods and dietary supplements ...
Sylvie Binda   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engineered probiotics

open access: yesMicrobial Cell Factories, 2022
AbstractEngineered probiotics are a kind of new microorganisms produced by modifying original probiotics through gene editing. With the continuous development of tools and technology progresses, engineering renovation of probiotics are becoming more diverse and more feasible.
Junheng Ma   +7 more
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Lyophilized alginate-based microspheres containing Lactobacillus fermentum D12, an exopolysaccharides producer, contribute to the strain’s functionality in vitro

open access: yesMicrobial Cell Factories, 2021
Lactobacillus (Limosilactobacillus) fermentum D12 is an exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing strain whose genome contains a putative eps operon. Whole-genome analysis of D12 was performed to disclose the essential genes correlated with activation of ...
Katarina Butorac   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Substance Generated Newly in Paeoniae Radix Alba Extract Fermented with Plant-Derived Lactobacillus brevis 174A

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2021
Fermentation of medicinal herbs can be a significant technique to obtain bioactive compounds. Paeoniae Radix (PR) used in the present study is a well-known herbal medicine that exhibits anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity.
Shrijana Shakya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on the healthy gut microbiota composition at phyla and species level: a preliminary study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
AIM: To evaluate the ability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Bifidobacterium longum BB536 to colonize the intestinal environment of healthy subjects and modify the gut microbiota composition.
De Grandi, Roberta   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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