Naslov
Probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus : beneficial and adverse effects on human health

Autori
Zamberlin, Šimun ; Dolenčić Špehar, Iva ; Kelava, Nikolina ; Samaržija, Dubravka

Izvornik
Milchwissenschaft (0026-3788) 67 (2012), 1; 30-33

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
functional properties; probiotics; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 53103; health

Sažetak
Lactobacillus rhamnosus (L. rhamnosus) is a widely used bacterium for the enhancement of functional prop-erties of fermented milk. This paper outlines the results of beneficial and adverse influences of this bacterium on human health. The strain L. rhamnosus ATCC 53103 (LGG) showed a positive influence in the majority of cases in diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease, prevention of atopic dermatitis and in reducing the occurrence of dental caries. Furthemore, L. rhamnosus strains: 573L/1, 573L/2 and 573L/3 shortened the duration of rotaviral diarrhoea but not diarrhoea of other etiology. Regarding adverse effects it is established that L. rhamnosus infections are rare and occur in patients with severe conditions causing immunosuppression and/or in those who have received intense antibiotic treatment. Infections have mostly been associated with different pathological conditions including, but not limited to peritonitis, abscesses, meningitis and even severe liver ab-scess.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Prehrambena tehnologija

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