Open AccessAssessment of antimicrobian effect of certain lactic acid bacteria species
Author(s) -
Elena Rusu,
Manole Cojocaru,
Carolina Cristina,
Ionela Avram,
Diana Pelinescu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6051
pISSN - 1454-3389
DOI - 10.37897/rjid.2015.1.3
Subject(s) - bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogenic bacteria , lactic acid , gastrointestinal tract , biology , acetaldehyde , hydrogen peroxide , diacetyl , chemistry , biochemistry , genetics , ethanol
At the gastrointestinal tract level there is a balance between microbiota and the digestive tract which has as effect differentiation of pathogenic bacteria commensal species. Lately, due to the development of new therapies and use of a wide spectrum antimicrobian compounds we can notice an increase in the number of opportunistic infections caused by potentially pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains. Lactic acid bacteria produce compounds with antimicrobian action, such as hydrogen peroxide, diacetyl, acetaldehyde, D-amino acids isomers, reutin and bacteriocines. The use of probiotics can represent a supplementary alternative for increasing and maintaining the well-being of the human body.