Altered bowel flora is currently thought to play a role in a variety of disease conditions, and
the use of Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. as probiotics has been demonstrated …

Biofilms are complex microbial communities consisting of microcolonies embedded in a
matrix of self-produced polymer substances. Biofilm cells show much greater resistance to …

Methods: Extensive literature survey was conducted using the scientific databases like
PubMed, Google scholar, Science Direct, etc. using the key words like dental caries …

The objective of this study was to examine the inhibitory effect of probiotic strains on
pathogenic biofilm formation in terms of competition, exclusion and displacement. Probiotic …

In this study, three lactic acid bacteria (LAB), isolated from barley, traditional dried meat and
fermented olive were characterized and tested for their anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm …

Medical device-associated infections (MDAI) are a critical problem due to the increasing
usage of medical devices in the aging population. The inhibition of biofilm formation through …

Among cariogenic microbes, Streptococcus mutans is considered a major etiological
pathogen of dental caries. Lactobacilli strains have been promoted as possible probiotic …

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 …

Sorghum-based traditional fermented food was screened for potential probiotic lactic acid
bacteria. The isolates were identified by biochemical, physiological and genetic methods …

The carbohydrate content of fruit and vegetable juices has made them a suitable
environment for the growth of lactic acid bacteria. Various studies have shown that beetroot …