Enterococcus species and their probiotic potential: Current status and future prospects
- Title
- Enterococcus species and their probiotic potential: Current status and future prospects
- Creator
- Krishna K.V.; Koujalagi K.; Surya R.U.; Namratha M.P.; Malaviya A.
- Description
- Probiotics are described as live microbes that, once consumed in sufficient quantities, provide a health advantage to the host. A rising number of research works have verified the health benefits of probiotics. Enterococci are common bacteria that may be found almost anywhere. For their opportunistic pathogenicity, Enterococci have been associated with numerous nosocomial infections resulting from resistance to antibiotics and the existence of other virulence factors, notably the development of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. However, some Enterococcal strains such as E. faecium and E. faecalis strains are being utilized as probiotics and are widely marketed, usually in the form of pharmaceutical solutions. Enterococcus spp. based probiotics are used to treat irritable bowel syndrome, infectious diarrhea, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, along with decreasing cholesterol levels and enhancing host immunity. To be used as probiotics in the future, Enterococcal strains must be properly defined and thoroughly evaluated in terms of safety and can be beneficial. Here, in this work, we have reviewed various aspects of Enterococcus spp. pertaining to its possibility of being utilized as a probiotic strain. 2023 Krishna, et al.
- Source
- Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Vol-11, No. 1, pp. 36-44.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Open Science Publishers LLP Inc.
- Subject
- Anti-oxidant properties; Enterocins; Enterococcus spp; Pathogenecity; Probiotics
- Coverage
- Krishna K.V., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Koujalagi K., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Surya R.U., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Namratha M.P., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Malaviya A., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 2347212X
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Krishna K.V.; Koujalagi K.; Surya R.U.; Namratha M.P.; Malaviya A., “Enterococcus species and their probiotic potential: Current status and future prospects,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 27, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14696.