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 …

Probiotics are live microorganisms that can be consumed by humans in amounts sufficient to
offer health-promoting effects. Owing to their various biological functions, probiotics are …

Bacterial surface (S) layers are the outermost proteinaceous cell envelope structures found
on members of nearly all taxonomic groups of bacteria and Archaea. They are composed of …

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a commercially significant bacterial probiotic, originally isolated
from the human gastrointestinal tract and designated Bacillus acidophilus in 1900 …

Before a probiotic bacterium can even begin to fulfill its biological role, it must survive a
battery of environmental stresses imposed during food processing and passage through the …

S-layers are paracrystalline bidimensional arrays of proteins or glycoproteins that overlay
the cell surface of several genus and species of bacteria and archaea. As the outermost …

An important feature of the intestinal microbiota, particularly in the case of administered
probiotic microorganisms, is their resistance to conditions in the gastrointestinal tract …

This review deals with beneficial bacteria, with a focus on lactobacilli, propionibacteria, and
bifidobacteria. As being recognized as beneficial bacteria, they are consumed as probiotics …

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a common kind of lactic acid bacteria usually found in the
human gastrointestinal tract, oral cavity, vagina, and various fermented foods. At present …

Synthesis of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) by lactic acid bacteria is well known and the EPS
produced by Lactobacillus has been highly regarded in recent years because of its unique …