The human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of
bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial …

Postbiotics are non-viable bacterial products or metabolic byproducts produced by probiotic
microorganisms that have biologic activity in the host. Postbiotics are functional bioactive …

Lactobacilli comprise an important group of probiotics for both human and animals. The
emerging concern regarding safety problems associated with live microbial cells is …

There are many critical challenges in the use of primary and secondary cultures and their
biological compounds in food commodities. An alternative is the application of postbiotics …

The increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and the increasing severity
of the course of these diseases create the need for developing new methods of therapy. The …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease
characterized by motor dysfunction. Growing evidence has demonstrated that gut dysbiosis …

Over the years, probiotics have been extensively studied within the medical, pharmaceutical,
and food fields, as it has been revealed that these microorganisms can provide health …

The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and related metabolic
disorders has been steadily increasing in the past few decades. Apart from the …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are capable of synthesising metabolites known as
exopolysaccharides (EPS) during fermentation. Traditionally, EPS plays an important role in …

The past two decades have witnessed a global surge in the application of probiotics as
functional ingredients in food, animal feed, and pharmaceutical products. Among food …