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A Comparative Study on Probiotic Organisms Isolated from Different food and Milk Products and Medicinal Capsules

Raksha L Bayas and Y Gayatri

A number of health benefits have been claimed for probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus species and Enterococcus species. Beneficial effects of food, milk product and medicinal capsules with live microbes (probiotics) on human health are being increasingly promoted by professionals. These benefits include antimicrobial, anti-mutagenic effects, anti-carcinogenic properties, improvement in lactose metabolism, reduction in serum cholesterol and immune system stimulation. Several studies in recent years have shown the benefits deriving from the ingestion of probiotics. The objective of this study was to screen ten potential probiotic organisms from total of 10 different food samples, milks products, and medicinal capsules were collected. The organisms identified on the basis of phenotypic characters and biochemical properties were Enterococci durans, Lactobacillus rhamnous, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, and Lactobacillus lactis. It was observed that similar types of probiotic organisms were isolated from food items, milk products and medicinal capsules.