Aggregation ability of potential probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strains

Volume 6 | number 1, December 2012

Authors: Tamara JANKOVIČ, Jadranka FRECE, Maja ABRAM, Ivana GOBIN Corresponding author: Tamara JANKOVIĆ Type of paper: Original scientific paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: probioticadvisor.com Abstract: Aggregation is the process of reversible gathering of bacterial cells belonging to the same bacterial strain (autoaggregation) or two different bacterial strains (coaggregation). Autoaggregation ability of probiotic…

Inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal microflora, prebiotics and probiotics

Volume 3 | number 1, September 2009

Author:  Rok OREL Type of paper: Professional paper Issue: Volume 3 | number 1 – 2009 Photo: pharmafactz.com Abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal conditions characterized by chronic relapsing course of uncontrolled inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. The two main types of IBD are ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Both…