Role of Probiotics in Health Improvement: Adaptations, Advantages and their Uses

Sumit Kumar *

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Raj Kumar Pandey

Department of Environmental Science, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Harshita Negi

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Prashant Sharma

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Pooja Pandey

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Yogesh Pandey

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

Kritik Kumar

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

The probiotics especially lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are usually found in human mucous layers, dairy items and on some plant surfaces. These are assumed to be a basic part for nourishment generation and welfare conservation for human beings. There is an expanding fervor for these species to uncover the numerous possible medical advantages related with them. The activities of LAB’s are depend on species or strain particular, and rely upon the measure of the number of beneficial microscopic organisms accessible in the gastrointestinal tract. Probiotics are having beneficial effect on human health therefore, with this paper, probiotics are acknowledged as characteristic way to safeguard nourishment and advance welfare. The paper present to survey the brief and current information regarding probiotics in the safeguarding of nourishments, their role in the gastrointestinal tract, and its medical advantages.

Keywords: Probiotics, immunomodulation, lactic acid bacteria, gastrointestinal tract, health


How to Cite

Kumar, Sumit, Raj Kumar Pandey, Harshita Negi, Prashant Sharma, Pooja Pandey, Yogesh Pandey, and Kritik Kumar. 2018. “Role of Probiotics in Health Improvement: Adaptations, Advantages and Their Uses”. Asian Food Science Journal 2 (1):1-15. https://doi.org/10.9734/AFSJ/2018/41026.

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