probiotics

Examples of probiotics in the following topics:

• Non-Spore-Forming Firmicutes

  • Strains of LAB are the most common microbes employed as probiotics.
  • Probiotics have been evaluated in research studies in animals and humans with respect to antibiotic-associated diarrhea, travelers' diarrhea, pediatric diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
  • In the future, probiotics will possibly be used for different gastrointestinal diseases, vaginosis, or as delivery systems for vaccines, immunoglobulins, and other therapies.

• Biological Control of Microbes

  • Examples of such biological control included bacteriotherapy, bacteriophage therapy, malaria therapy, probiotics, and the use of living maggots .

• Innate Resistance

  • There is good evidence that re-introduction of probiotic flora, such as pure cultures of the lactobacilli normally found in unpasteurized yogurt, helps restore a healthy balance of microbial populations in intestinal infections in children and encouraging preliminary data in studies on bacterial gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel diseases.

• Microbes and Dairy Products

  • The term "probiotics" was introduced and defined as live microorganisms that provide beneficial effects for their host when administered in adequate concentration.