Animals assemble and maintain a diverse but host-specific gut microbial community. In
addition to characteristic microbial compositions along the longitudinal axis of the intestines …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important starter, commensal, or pathogenic microorganisms.
The stress physiology of LAB has been studied in depth for over 2 decades, fueled mostly by …

Lactobacillus species can exert health promoting effects in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
through many mechanisms, which include pathogen inhibition, maintenance of microbial …

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 …

The continuing expansion of interest in probiotic bacteria has led to an increase in
manufactured Functional Foods and medicines containing these bacteria. Given the …

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 …

Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between prooxidants and antioxidants, which is
the cause of various chronic human diseases. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been …

Functional food products containing viable probiotics have become increasingly popular
and demand for probiotic ingredients that maintain viability and stability during processing …

Alcoholic fermentation is the anaerobic transformation of sugars, mainly glucose and
fructose, into ethanol and carbon dioxide. This process, which is carried out by yeast and …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a functionally related group of organisms known primarily for
their bioprocessing roles in food and beverages. The largest variety of metabolic properties …