Open AccessProbiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains possess safety characteristics, antiviral activities and host adherence factors revealed by genome mining
Author(s) -
Ahmed G. Abdelhamid,
Samar S. El-Masry,
Noha K. El-Dougdoug
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the epma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.177
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1878-5085
pISSN - 1878-5077
DOI - 10.1007/s13167-019-00184-z
Subject(s) - probiotic , biology , bifidobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus , context (archaeology) , virology , bacteria , genetics , paleontology
Probiotics belonging to Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. have been exploited for their health benefits in treatment and prevention of many pathological conditions and promoting human health. Recent advances in understanding probiotics-human interaction through microbiome research in the context of various medical conditions suggest their provisional role in preventive, personalized, and predictive medicine. To streamline their application in disease prevention, development of personalized-based treatments, or their use as biomarkers for predictive diagnosis, in vitro screening for strains with potential probiotic properties should be performed. In this work, we aimed to emphasize the probiotic features of four Lactobacillus and two Bifidobacterium probiotic strains which showed antagonistic properties against microbial pathogens.