Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important starter, commensal, or pathogenic microorganisms.
The stress physiology of LAB has been studied in depth for over 2 decades, fueled mostly by …

Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a
health benefit on the host. The main probiotic bacteria are strains belonging to the genera …

Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a
health benefit on the host. Most of the probiotic bacteria currently available in the market …

Lactobacilli have been crucial for the production of fermented products for centuries. They
are also members of the mutualistic microbiota present in the human gastrointestinal and …

Probiotics are living microorganisms that provide a wide variety of health benefits to the host
when ingested in adequate amounts. The bacterial strains most frequently used as probiotic …

The intestinal tract of vertebrates is normally colonized with a remarkable number of
commensal microorganisms that are collectively referred to as gut microbiota. Gut microbiota …

Lactobacillus species can exert health promoting effects in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
through many mechanisms, which include pathogen inhibition, maintenance of microbial …

Lactobacilli belong to the lactic acid bacteria, which play a key role in industrial and artisan
food raw-material fermentation, including a large variety of fermented dairy products. Next to …

Reuterin is an antimicrobial compound produced by Lactobacillus reuteri, and has been
proposed to mediate, in part, the probiotic health benefits ascribed to this micro-organism …

Bile acids (BA), the major components of bile, are biological detergents that facilitate the
emulsification and solubilization of dietary lipids and also display potent antimicrobial …