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Chapter II Review of Literature<br />

effects, these probiotic organisms are believed to provide (Laroia <strong>and</strong> Martin, 1990).<br />

Presented in Table 2.8, is a listing of bacterial species used as probiotic cultures in food<br />

products. Although research is ongoing, the available evidence indicates that ingestion of<br />

probiotic bacteria may promote desirable changes in the gastrointestinal tract of <strong>human</strong>s<br />

(Kaplan <strong>and</strong> Hutkins, 2000).<br />

Table 2.7 Bacterial species primarily used as probiotic cultures (Krishnakumar <strong>and</strong><br />

Gordon, 2001)<br />

Lactobacillus<br />

acidophilus<br />

Species Strains<br />

La2, La5 (also known as La1), Johnsonii (La1; also known as Lj1),<br />

NCFM, DDS-1, SBT-2062<br />

L. bulgaricus Lb12<br />

L. lactis La1<br />

L. plantarum 299v, Lp01<br />

L. rhamnosus GG, GR-1, 271, LB21<br />

L. reuteri SD2112 (also known as MM2)<br />

L. casei Shirota, Immunitass, 744, 01<br />

L. fermentum RC-14<br />

Bifidobacterium<br />

longum<br />

BB536, SBT-2928<br />

B. breve Yakult<br />

B. bifidum Bb-12<br />

B. esselnsis Danone, (Bio Activia)<br />

B. lactis Bb-02<br />

B. infantis Shirota, Immunitass, 744, 01

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