A study was conducted to compare Gram positive (Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Berevibacillus laterosporus) and Gram negative probiotics’ bacteria (E. coli Nissle 1917) with antibiotic (Virginiamycin) on serum biochemistry and intestinal microflora in broiler chicks. Total of 140, one-day old male Ross 308 broiler chicks were subjected to a 42-day experimental period. The chicks were divided into ...

INTRODUCTION Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms. When ingested on a regular basis, probiotics can improve overall health, balance the microflora of the intestinal tract, enhance immune system function, and assist in the absorption of vitamins and minerals [1]. The most commonly consumed probiotics are lactic acid bacteria (LAB) including Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum ...

Orally administered probiotics change gut microbiota composition and enzyme activities. Thus, coadministration of probiotics with drugs may lead to changes in the pharmacokinetic parameters of the drugs. In this study, we investigated the pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen in mice treated with probiotics. Oral administration of probiotics changed the gut microbiota composition in the mice. Of th...

Synbiotics are recognized means of modulating gut microbiota composition and activities. However, whether synbiotics are superior to prebiotics and probiotics alone in moderating the gut microbiota towards a purportedly healthy composition has not been determined. Eight selected synbiotics (short-chain fructooligosaccharides or fructooligosaccharides, each combined with one of four probiotics, ...

The concentration of fecal mucin and the adhesion of specific probiotics and their combinations in the intestinal mucus of infants during and after rotavirus diarrhea and in healthy children were determined. Mucus was prepared from fecal samples from 20 infants during and after rotavirus diarrhea and from 10 healthy age-matched children. Mucin concentration was determined, and the adhesion of f...

Candida albicans is the most important Candida species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). VVC has significant medical and economical impact on women's health and wellbeing. While current antifungal treatment is reasonably effective, supportive and preventive measures such as application of probiotics are required to reduce the incidence of VVC. We investigated the potential of the probioti...

Background: The most important cause of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. Probiotics are microorganisms that are believed to be beneficial to human and animals. Probiotics reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in some cases. Therefore, this study determined the effects of probiotics mixture on the biomarkers of oxidative stres...

BACKGROUND Previous meta-analyses reported that probiotics improve the effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication during antibiotic therapy, while results regarding a possible reduction of side effects remained inconclusive. Moreover, the effectiveness of different strains of probiotics has not been studied so far. It is further conceivable that probiotics will produce additio...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common infection affecting the quality of life of many women. Probiotics have been investigated as possible agents for the prevention of recurrences of VVC. We reviewed the available literature. In some studies the development of VVC was associated with either a low number of lactobacilli in the vagina or with the presence of H2O2-non-producing vaginal lactob...

Sixteen lactobacilli strains were isolated and identified from poultry crop and examined for their potentiality probiotic properties. Results showed that the strain tested were resistant to pH3, resistant to a number of antibiotics and were also bile tolerant. During inhibitory activity screening, Lactobacillus bifermentans PC1 showed the best inhibition of a range of indicator strains tested. ...