The invention relates to probiotic compositions, sachets, and nutritional supplements comprising a probiotic bacterium capable of an adaptive response resulting from growth in the presence of pomegranate extract, as well as methods of selecting, producing, and using thereof.

The invention relates to biomaterials, which comprise a bacterial cellulose matrix and probiotics entrapped in said bacterial cellulose. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining the biomaterial, as well as uses of the biomaterial in medicine. It also relates to coated food products wherein the coat is composed of said biomaterial wherein the coat acts to prevent the proliferation of undesired bacteria. It also relates to packaged medical devices, wherein the package comprises said biomaterial also preventing growth of pathogenic bacteria.

The present invention relates to a prebiotic composition comprising a galacto oligosaccharide (GOS) produced from Lactobacillus plantarum, wherein the GOS acts as a selective growth medium for a chosen Lactobacillus plantarum probiotic bacterial strain, and wherein the GOS is substantially the same as the form produced by reverse β-galactosidase reaction in the chosen probiotic bacterial strain. The present invention also relates to methods of producing GOS and related composition incorporating the GOS.

Provided herein are novel Lactobacillus fermentum strains, NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060, compositions containing the NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060 strains, and fermented dairy products and bioactive compounds prepared using the NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060 strains. Also provided are methods of modulating the immune system of a subject.

A food composition and pharmaceutical composition with strains of lactic acid bacteria for reducing blood uric acid concentration are provided, comprising at least one or two isolated lactic acid bacteria strains selected from the following two: TSF331 (Lactobacillus fermentum) and TSR332 (Lactobacillus reuteri).

The present invention provides a lactic acid bacteria starter comprising: Streptococcus thermophilus; and a lactic acid bacterium of the Lactobacillaceae other than Lactobacillus delbrueckii.

Provided are a microorganism having an ability to degrade ethanol and acetaldehyde, and a composition and a kit each including the microorganism.

The present disclosure relates to a coated probiotic having enhanced acid tolerance, bile tolerance, gastrointestinal survivability, cold storage stability and room temperature storage stability by including milk-derived phospholipid and Aloe vera gel as a coating agent, a food composition containing the same, and a method for producing the same. As the coated probiotic includes the Aloe vera gel and the milk-derived phospholipid as the coating agent, it may have increased stabilities against external environmental stress, such as lyophilization stability and storage stability of the probiotic itself, and may have significantly enhanced acid tolerance and bile tolerance which are the indices of the gastrointestinal stability of the probiotic after taking.

Disclosed herein are methods for reducing purine content in an edible material and alleviating a disorder of uric acid metabolism using Lactobacillus plantarum TSP05 which is deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under an accession number CGMCC 16710.

A food composition and pharmaceutical composition with strains of lactic acid bacteria for reducing blood uric acid concentration are provided, comprising at least one or two isolated lactic acid bacteria strains selected from the following two: TSF331 (Lactobacillus fermentum) and TSR332 (Lactobacillus reuteri).