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 …

Bifidobacteria naturally inhabit diverse environments, including the gastrointestinal tracts of
humans and animals. Members of the genus are of considerable scientific interest due to …

Following birth, the breast-fed infant gastrointestinal tract is rapidly colonized by a microbial
consortium often dominated by bifidobacteria. Accordingly, the complete genome sequence …

Ninety strains of Lactobacillus fermentum which were isolated from traditional dairy products
of minority nationalities (53 strains from Tibet, 1 from Inner Mongolia, 7 from Yun Nan and 29 …

The fungal component of the human gut microbiota has been neglected for long time due to
the low relative abundance of fungi with respect to bacteria, and only recently few reports …

The native structure and distribution of gliadin epitopes responsible for Celiac Sprue (CS)
may be influenced by cereal food processing. This work was aimed at showing the capacity …

Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens M1 is a probiotic strain isolated from Taiwanese kefir grains.
The present study evaluated the effects of heat, cold, acid and bile salt adaptations on the …

Tempoyak is a functional Malaysian food (an acid-fermented condiment) which is produced
from the pulp of the durian (Durio zibethinus) fruit. The current study aimed to isolate and …

Bifidobacteria are one of the main microbial inhabitants of the human colon. Usually
administered in fermented dairy products as beneficial microorganisms, they have to …

Recent studies have increased our understanding on the mechanistic basis of the proposed
probiotic health effects. Well designed human studies have demonstrated that specific …