Probiotics And Health: A New Emerging Modality In Bio-Therapeutics
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https://doi.org/10.22452/adum.vol6no1.13Abstract
The word pro-biotics derives from two Greek words meaning for life and refers to organisms that are incorporated into foods or supplements with the aim of reestablishing a. healthy intestinal flora. A more recent definition of the term states: "a mono or mixed" culture of live micro-organisms which, applied to man or animal, affects beneficially the host animal by improving intestinal microbial balance"(l). The micro-organisms commonly used as probiotics for humans are the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Our general health status depends to a large extent upon the presence, number and relationship of the normal friendly bacteria of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The recognised ability of the intestinal microflora and probiotic micro-organisms to exert a wide number of beneficial and potentially therapeutic effects, without the side effects normally encountered by traditional drug therapies, has created a great deal of interest in the use of pro biotic bacteria as a potential bio-therapeutic.
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