Chicory plant (Cichorium intybus) belongs to Asteraceae family and contains flavonoids. This research carried out in order to evaluate the effect of chicory plant on the activities of bifidobacterium bifidum and lactobacillus acidophilus. Four containers containing a liter of 1.5 % sterilized skim milk were selected as four group in order to produce milk cont...

In this study, twenty six (26) strains of bifidobacteria isolated from different origin were identified and characterized. The identification of isolates was based on phenotypic proprieties, the carbohydrates fermentation profiles and the Fructose-6-phosphoketolase test. Results showed that B. thermophilum was the predominant species (53.8%). The other strains were identified as B. bifidum (19....

The intestinal microbiome might be an important contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that oral administration of Bifidobacterium species (spp.) (including B. longum, B. bifidum, B. infantis, and B. animalis) may both ameliorate insulin resistance and reduce the expressions of inflammatory adipocytokines. Male Swiss-Webster mice fed a ...

The structure of nutrition the population Ukraine currently does not meet modern principles rational and practical dietetics. problem organizing ensuring proper people, its adequacy balance is one most important tasks joint activities. Bifidobacteria are groups intestinal microorganisms that dominate anaerobic flora colon. actively involved in restoration normal microflora gastrointestinal dise...

objectives: probiotic approaches are being considered to eliminate pathogenic microorganisms and are an alternative and promising way to combat infections by using harmless bacteria to displace pathogenic microorganisms. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of commercially available freeze dried powdered probiotics on mutans streptococci count among 12-15 year-old indian scho...

abstract probiotic products highly affect the health of consumers by reducing the risk of heart attacks and improving of desirable microflora in intestinal tract. in this study the effect of yogurt (500g/d for 3 wk) enriched with either bifidobacterium bifidum or lactobacillus acidophilus on the level of cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (ldl) and high density lipoprotein (hdl) of serum and ...