probiotic

(adjective)

Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

Related Terms

  • endospore
  • organoleptic

Examples of probiotic in the following topics:

  • Non-Spore-Forming Firmicutes

    • Strains of LAB are the most common microbes employed as probiotics.
    • Probiotics have been evaluated in research studies in animals and humans with respect to antibiotic-associated diarrhea, travelers' diarrhea, pediatric diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    • In the future, probiotics will possibly be used for different gastrointestinal diseases, vaginosis, or as delivery systems for vaccines, immunoglobulins, and other therapies.
  • Biological Control of Microbes

    • Examples of such biological control included bacteriotherapy, bacteriophage therapy, malaria therapy, probiotics, and the use of living maggots .
  • Innate Resistance

    • There is good evidence that re-introduction of probiotic flora, such as pure cultures of the lactobacilli normally found in unpasteurized yogurt, helps restore a healthy balance of microbial populations in intestinal infections in children and encouraging preliminary data in studies on bacterial gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel diseases.
  • Microbes and Dairy Products

    • The term "probiotics" was introduced and defined as live microorganisms that provide beneficial effects for their host when administered in adequate concentration.
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