How probiotics face food stress: They get by with a little help

D Fiocco, A Longo, MP Arena, P Russo… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The dietary consumption of probiotics in the form of pharmaceuticals or functional food can
improve human health and contribute to disease prevention. However, the biological activity …

Probiotic lactic acid bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract: health benefits, safety and mode of action

L Dicks, M Botes - Beneficial microbes, 2010 - wageningenacademic.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have received considerable attention as probiotics over the past
few years. This concept has grown from traditional dairy products to a profitable market of …

Viability of Lactobacillus acidophilus in synbiotic guava mousses and its survival under in vitro simulated gastrointestinal conditions

FCA Buriti, IA Castro, SMI Saad - International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
The effects of refrigeration, freezing and substitution of milk fat by inulin and whey protein
concentrate (WPC) on Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 viability and resistance to gastric and …

A review of criteria and methods for evaluating the probiotic potential of microorganisms

S Byakika, IM Mukisa, YB Byaruhanga… - Food Reviews …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Probiotics are live organisms that, when consumed in sufficient quantities, confer health
benefits to the host. There is global interest in probiotics research; many are isolated from …

Effect of dairy probiotic combinations on in vitro gastrointestinal tolerance, intestinal epithelial cell adhesion and cytokine secretion

CS Ranadheera, CA Evans, MC Adams… - Journal of Functional …, 2014 - Elsevier
Gastrointestinal tolerance, adhesion to intestinal epithelium and immunomodulation are
critical factors in maintaining probiotic efficacy. Seven different types of fermented milk were …

A novel antioxidant peptide, purified from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, showed strong antioxidant potential via Nrf-2 mediated heme oxygenase-1 expression

MS Rahman, YH Choi, YS Choi, MB Alam, SH Lee… - Food Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel antioxidant peptide YD1 (∼ 1.0 kDa), purified from the strain Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens CBSYD1, displayed activity in several in vitro assays and was also …

A comprehensive post-market review of studies on a probiotic product containing Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0011

L Foster, T Tompkins, W Dahl - Beneficial microbes, 2011 - wageningenacademic.com
The probiotic preparation Lacidofil® has been commercially available in Europe, Asia and
North America since 1995. This product is a combination of two strains, Lactobacillus …

Migration of Bacteriocins Across Gastrointestinal Epithelial and Vascular Endothelial Cells, as Determined Using In Vitro Simulations

L Dreyer, C Smith, SM Deane, LMT Dicks… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Little is known about the migration of bacteriocins across human cells. In this study, we
report on migration of three bacteriocins nisin, plantaricin 423 and bacST4SA across colonic …

Potential beneficial properties of bacteriocin‐producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from smoked salmon

SD Todorov, DN Furtado, SMI Saad… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To evaluate the probiotic properties of strains isolated from smoked salmon and
previously identified as bacteriocin producers. Methods and Results: Strains Lactobacillus …

Encapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum 423 and its Bacteriocin in Nanofibers

TDJ Heunis, M Botes, LMT Dicks - Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2010 - Springer
Plantaricin 423, produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 423, was encapsulated in nanofibers
that were produced by the electrospinning of 18%(w/v) polyethylene oxide (200 000 Da) …