Lactobacillus intestinal microflora

Jin L.Z., Ho Y.W., Abdullah N Ah M.A. and Jalaludin S. (1998). Effects of adherent Lactobacillus cultures on growth, weight of organs and intestinal microflora and volatile fatty acids in broilers . Anim Feed Sci Technol, 70, 197-209. 

Pharmacologically active compounds of microbial origin are not limited to antibiotics. Viable or dead microorganisms are used as antigens and toxin-formers for the production of antibodies and antitoxins. Pathogenic bacteria are mass-produced in surface and submerged cultures for vaccine production. Special bacteria are used in the form of oral medication. For example, viable cells of Lactobacillus and Escherichia coli are employed in the treatment of maladjusted intestinal microflora 30). 

It has been shown that bifidobacteria and lactobacillus protect infants from pathogenic intestinal microorganisms and therby decrease the incidence of infantile diarrhea (Yoshioka et al. 1983 Huang et al. 2002). They are associated with a higher production of short-chain fatty acids (acetic and lactic acids), which are a source of energy for colonocytes. Furthermore, strains of bifidobacteria and lactobacillus influence gut maturation processes in infants and have anti-inflammatory effects (Hedin et al. 2007). Specific components of the intestinal microflora, including Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, are beneficial for the host, such as... 

Nitropyrene Bacteroides sp., Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides fragilis. Bifidobacterium infantis, Clostridium sp., Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium clostridiiforme, Clostridium leptum, Citrobacter sp., Peptococcus anaerobium, Peptostreptococcus productus. Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus sp., Lactobacillus acidophilus. Rat and Human intestinal microflora. 1 -Aminopyrene, 1 -N-Acetyl-1 -aminopyrene, 1 -N-Formyl-1 -aminopyrene. 53, 36, 37, 13, 12, 45, 41, 44, 43, 64, 65, 10. 

Lactobacillus preparation is intended to replace colonic microflora. This supposedly restores intestinal functions and suppresses the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. However, a dairy product diet containing 200 to 400 g of lactose or dextrin is equally effective in recolonization of normal flora. 

Reuter, G. (2001) The Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium microflora of the human intestine composition and succession. Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol, 2, 43-53. 

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