The study aimed to develop β-carotene-enriched yoghurt and to investigate its efficacy on gut microflora associated with E. coli infection. The study was conducted in the Department of Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, for product development, and the animal test was...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111652
Aldijana Mahmutović Milićević, Lana Lekić, Halida Mahmutbegović Poljaković, Mehmed Salkić, Amir Kikanović & Nermina Zaimović Imamović·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
Aim: To indicate the importance of the use of probiotics and the factors that influence the use of probiotics during antibiotic therapy. Introduction: Antibiotics are pharmacological agents selectively toxic to bacteria, but non-toxic or acceptably toxic to humans, prescribed and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i111114
The research was held from September 2021 until January 2022 in Laboratory Livestock Product Technology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. Microencapsulation is a technique used to protect bacteria from harmful (extreme) environmental factors such as heating, freezing and...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i430420
Lactic acid bacteria produce a variety of antimicrobial compounds such as acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, diacetyl on them as a natural competitive means to overcome other microorganism sharing the same niche. Seven different strains of Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i430313
Probiotics are living microbial food supplements which beneficially affect the host by improving the intestinal microbial balance. Before an organism can be designated as probiotic there are certain criteria that must be fulfilled. These include acid and bile tolerance, antimicro...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i530300
Animals have been used in the evaluation of probiotic potentials of lactic acid bacteria for the development of functional food as only in-vitro tests may not be enough to ascertain the probiotic ability of an organism and its safety in a living host. The action of a probiotic Pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930240
The present study was carried out to determine the influence of dietary probiotic source feed (fungal-yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the ability of E. coli 0157:H7 to attach and efface healthy young broilers at different feeding periods (7, 10, 14, 21, and 28 days of age). T...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2018/v26i430074
The two heavy metal tolerant bacterial isolates L. fermentum SN_4 and L. rhamnosus SN_6 were identified (isolated from curd samples) which were found to be potentially resistant to Cr6+, Pb2+ and Cd2+ under study. Both the isolates were resistant to simulated gastric juices at pH...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43480
Aims: Jiangshui (JS) is a traditionally fermented vegetable juice which is unique to northwest China as a seasonal beverage, especially during summer season. This study was designed to isolate functional lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from JS to investigate their probiotic properties...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42292
Over the past few years, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have received extensive consideration as probiotics. Probiotics concepts have gained so much of popularity and extend from traditional dairy products to a profitable market of probiotic health supplements and functional foods. P...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/37299
This study investigated the humoral and cellular immune response in vertically transmitted salmonellaisolates in broiler chickens in some selected states of South-Western Nigeria and its control through the use of feed additives. Anak 2000 day-old broiler chickens totaling 360 (1...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26965
The term probiotic refers to viable, non-pathogenic microorganisms when ingested in an adequate and controlled amount confer health benefits for the host. In present review, the beneficial effect of probiotics to human health is presented. Introduction section discuss details abo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24586
Aims: To study the effect of bacteriocinogenic Pediococcus pentosaceus IO1 strain and its bacteriocin on the growth performance and intestinal microbiota composition of male albino rats, using faeces as a surrogate. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Federal...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24074
Aims: To optimize the process variables including: Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5, total starter (a mixture of mesophilic cheese starters (MCS) and thermophilic yoghurt starters (TYS), mesophilic cheese starter: thermophilic yoghurt starter (MCS:TYS) ratio and salt content in pro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11101
Probiotic microorganisms were found to affect the host health beneficially when found in an a certain count not less than 106 CFU/g (Colony-forming unit / gram), and they have some benefits as protection from cancer, relief of lactose intolerance, reduce the risk from diarrhea, n...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8587