Indigenous strains of lactobacilli as a basis for probiotics design

Abstract

Lactobacilli are the most common microbes used in therapy and farm breeding. Their effectiveness and safety depend on species and strains of bacteria. In this investigation the most importance properties more than two hundred of Lactobacilli strains were studies. They were divided to the groups in dependence of their origin. The antagonistic activity between the members of different groups as well as between Lactobacilli and pathogens and opportunistic microbes were analyzed. It was found that the source of the bacteria determine the adhesive properties, bacterial antagonism and bacteriocins production.