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Abstract
Probiotics, as well as their metabolites, have been
suggested to play an important role in the formation and
establishment of a well-balanced intestinal microbiota in human
newborns and adults. Although probiotic strains can be isolated
from many sources; for human applications the main criteria is
being human origin. Over the past decade it has become clear
that probiotic and commensal organisms can interact with
mucosal immune cells or epithelial cells lining the mucosa to
modulate specific functions of the mucosal immune system. This
action is remarkably different depending on both the bacterial
species and the strain.
Therefore, the research aim of the present study was
isolation, identification and characterization of novel LAB
candidates as potential probiotics with remarkable
immunodulatory properties from the feces of healthy breast-fed
infants. In addition to investigate the possibility of processing
functional yogurt as carrier for the selected novel LAB probiotic
strains.