In the recent past, there has been an explosion of probiotic health-based products. Many reports indicated that there is poor survival of probiotic bacteria in these products. Further, the survival of these bacteria in the human gastro-intestinal system is questionable. Providing probiotic living cells with a physical barrier against adverse environmental conditions is therefore an approach cur...

Caspian Sea yoghurt has lower acidity and is thicker than common yoghurt. contains probiotic bacteria that improve the balance of intestinal microflora. This research aimed to determine antioxidant activity sea enriched with two different herbs, ginger sappanwood, at concentrations 5, 10 15% w/v. The pH, total phenol, antioxidant, LAB, antibacterial were measured best products. results showed e...

Lactobacillus gasseri within the Lactobacillus acidophilus group is a major species in the human microflora. The potential probiotic properties of a L. gasseri strain of human origin were evaluated. Out of 17 studied L. gasseri strains, L. gasseri 4/13 showed the highest immunomodulatory effect (induction of interferon gamma measured by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) in Balb/c mous...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether eating Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) in the form of commercially available yoghurt improves clearance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). DESIGN Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Renal ward of Austin Health, a tertiary hospital, Feb-Oct 2005. PARTICIPANTS 27 VRE-positive patients, 14 receiving active treatment and 13 contr...

Baobab is a dry land product rich in vitamins and minerals but has remained underutilized. Therefore, value addition of the baobab pulp through incorporation to probiotic yoghurt will promote dietary utilization. Different treatments were made by incorporating different amounts ground pulp. Treatments analyzed for protein, fat, ash moisture content. Total solids, synerisis, titratable acidity, ...

The role of probiotic organisms as alternative or complementary therapy in combating large number of gastro intestinal disorders and their ability to enhance immune response attracts global attention. In addition, their therapeutic use towards cholesterol-lowering activities has further increased their applications as effective probiotics for humans as supplements in milk and yoghurt, since the...

The isolated and identified bacteria from yoghurt sample are of spp. Lactobacillus. The bacteria of this spp. are lactic acid producers. These spp. resembles to Lactobacillus acidophilus. A probiotic is a microorganism known to be friendly and beneficial to its host when consumed. In today's time, probiotics are a very popular subject of research among scientists and pharmaceutical companies .D...