Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a
health benefit on the host, mainly through the process of replacing or including beneficial …

The food biotechnology industry has developed numbers of fermented products containing
probiotic strains. Sufficient numbers of selected live probiotics in the products have several …

This review focuses on the biological properties and consequent technological roles of
intestinal bacteria with potential health-promoting capacities, and provides selected …

Probiotic cultures are increasingly being added to foods in order to develop products with
health-promoting properties. Although the literature is abundant on the beneficial effects of …

For centuries, people around the world have used fermentation to preserve and enhance the
flavor of a wide variety of foods. Today, complex interactions of microbiota in the digestive …

Cheese is a dairy product which has a good potential for delivery of probiotic
microorganisms into the human intestine due to its specific chemical and physical …

We evaluated the suitability of Argentinian Fresco cheese as a food carrier of probiotic
cultures. We used cultures of Bifidobacterium bifidum (two strains), Bifidobacterium longum …

During the last fifteen years, the Lactobacillus genus has evolved and contains to date more
than 80 species. They are present in raw milk and dairy products such as cheeses, yoghurts …

Lactobacilli have played a crucial role in the production of fermented products for millennia.
Their probiotic effects have recently been studied and used in new products. Isolated cases …

Whey protein concentrate (WPC) is employed as functional food ingredient because of its
nutritional value and emulsifying properties. However, the major whey protein β …