Probiotics pp 167-189 | Cite as

New Health Potentials of Orally Consumed Probiotic Microorganisms

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Abstract

The microorganism and their live formulations upon consumption contribute to intestinal microbial balance are known as probiotics. They generally live in our gut mucosal layer and also in some other body parts like mouth, vagina and offer a number of health benefits to the host. They fight with the invading pathogens by producing a number of active principles like bacteriocins or by other mechanisms and kill or outnumber them. These probiotic organisms not only fight with the pathogens of the host but also contribute a lot in improving the immunological and physiological state of the host by interfering their metabolic processes. As they colonize in vital parts of human intestine, they intricately involve with different systems of human body and alleviate the problem associated with them. The major probiotic organisms used today are the species of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, Pediococcus, etc. In this chapter how different strains or species of such orally consumed probiotic organisms could offer different kinds of health benefits particularly in relation to modulation of immunological parameters, allergy, and lung emphysema are discussed with very recent references.

Keywords

Lactic Acid Bacterium Bile Salt Food Allergy Bacterial Vaginosis Probiotic Bacterium 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Post Graduate Department of BotanyDarjeeling Government CollegeDarjeelingIndia
  2. 2.Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Microbiology Division, Department of Botany, Siksha BhavanVisva-Bharati UniversitySantiniketanIndia

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