An object is to provide lactic acid bacteria that can be applicable to feed, fertilizers, live bacterial preparations, probiotics, etc. The lactic acid bacteria are identified and deposited under the accession numbers of NITE (National Institute of Technology and Evaluation) P-02313, NITE P-02314, NITE P-02490, NITE P-02491, and NITE P-02492. In addition, another object is to provide feed, fertilizers and live bacterial preparations containing the lactic acid bacterium/bacteria of the invention. According to studies, it is confirmed that the lactic acid bacteria are proliferated in animals including human, plants, etc. without being destroyed. According to studies, it is also confirmed that the lactic acid bacteria are proliferated in water, soil, etc. without being destroyed. Therefore, the lactic acid bacteria can be widely applicable in feed, fertilizers, live bacterial preparations, etc.

Provided is Lactobacillus brevis SPC-SNU 70-2 (KCTC 12777BP) which is novel natural Korean lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional Korean nuruk.

Described are microorganisms which are able to inhibit the formation of foot malodor by skin microorganisms. Also described are compositions comprising such microorganisms as well as the use of such microorganisms in cosmetic, prophylactic or therapeutic applications.

The current invention concerns preparations comprising probiotic strains belonging to the genus Lactobacillus in combination with the amino acid L-tryptophan.

Disclosed are microbial compositions having unique combinations of microbial species which are used in plant material recycling and retting. Also disclosed microbial inoculants which contains such a microbial composition, water, and an optional carbon source. The microbial compositions and microbial inoculants are particularly useful in recycling high lignin-content plant material. Methods of making and methods of using the microbial compositions and the microbial inoculants are also described.

A method for detecting live lactic acid bacteria with carbohydrate metabolism activity contained in a lactic acid bacteria-containing beverage or food includes adding a reagent that exhibits fluorescence when degraded by an esterase and a reagent for determining cell membrane damage to a lactic acid bacteria-containing beverage or food; adjusting a hexose having an aldehyde group contained in the lactic acid bacteria-containing beverage or food to 0.01 mM or more; and detecting lactic acid bacteria that excrete a fluorescent substance and have no cell membrane damage from the lactic acid bacteria-containing beverage or food.

The disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for detoxifying a mycotoxin. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for alleviating the gastrointestinal inflammatory response resulting from ingestion of mycotoxins. In one embodiment, the strains are Bacillus strains. In another embodiment, the strains are lactic acid bacteria.

The present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a gastrointestinal condition, comprising at least one Lactobacillus strain, wherein the Lactobacillus strain is chosen from the group consisting of one L. salivarius strain, three L. plantarum strains and one L. brevis strain, wherein the L. salivarius strain is L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887), wherein the L. plantarum strains are L. plantarum Y1An734 (LMG P-28886), L. plantarum SH1313 (LMG P-28884), and L. plantarum KS1 1 (LMG P-28885), and wherein the L. brevis strain is L. brevis SH1 1 1 (LMG P-28888). The present invention also relates to an enema comprising a composition according to the present invention. The present invention also relates to an isolated strain chosen from the group L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887), L. plantarum Y1An734 (LMG P-28886), L. plantarum SH1313 (LMG P-28884), L. plantarum KS11 (LMG P-28885) and L. brevis SH111 (LMG P-28888). The present invention also relates to an isolated strain of L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887) for use in the treatment and/or prevention of an infection by Clostridium difficile NAP/027.

The present disclosure relates to an anti-fatigue Lactobacillus composition. The anti-fatigue Lactobacillus composition, which includes at least one of Lactobacillus brevis GKEX, Lactobacillus plantarum GKK1 and Lactobacillus johnsonii GKJ2 as an active ingredient, administered to a healthy subject for a continuous period of time, can significantly improve fatigue-related biochemical indices and prolong aerobic exercise time to exhaustion, and thus can be used as an active ingredient for preparation of various compositions for anti-fatigue and/or improving athletic ability.

The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus brevis G-101 strain capable of decomposing monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), and a functional health food, a pharmaceutical composition, or a food product comprising the same as an active ingredient. More specifically, the strain is effective in reducing in vivo blood MSG levels of animals and attenuating MSG Symptom Complex, and thus can be used in a functional health food, a pharmaceutical composition, or a food product aiming to prevent in vivo absorption of MSG, which is known to be harmful, and improve the MSG Symptom Complex.