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Probiotics: A General View

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Healthy animals and humans have a natural microflora consisting of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms on their external and internal body surfaces: skin, upper respiratory tract, lower urogenital tract, oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. The composition of the natural microflora in these natural microbial habitats is very complex and strictly determined by the local environmental conditions.

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Havenaar, R., Huis In’t Veld, J.H.J. (1992). Probiotics: A General View. In: Wood, B.J.B. (eds) The Lactic Acid Bacteria Volume 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3522-5_6

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