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<p>The aim of this study was to perform the microbiological analysis of quality of 25 probiotic products, available on the Polish market. Analysis of bacterial viability in probiotic products showed that not all of these preparations possess a suitable number of bacteria. Moreover, some of the tested probiotic products contained bacterial strains other than those declared by the manufacturer. All tested strains recovered from probiotic products were found to be resistant to metronidazole and susceptible to nitrofurantoin. The susceptibility to other antibiotics was strain specific. Probiotic products should be subject to regular and thorough inspection by appropriate institutions.</p>
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The aim of this study was to perform the microbiological analysis of quality of 25 probiotic products, available on the Polish market. Analysis of bacterial viability in probiotic products showed that not all of these preparations possess a suitable number of bacteria. Moreover, some of the tested probiotic products contained bacterial strains other than those declared by the manufacturer. All tested strains recovered from probiotic products were found to be resistant to metronidazole and susceptible to nitrofurantoin. The susceptibility to other antibiotics was strain specific. Probiotic products should be subject to regular and thorough inspection by appropriate institutions.

Assessment of the Microbiological Status of Probiotic Products

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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The aim of this study was to perform the microbiological analysis of quality of 25 probiotic products, available on the Polish market. Analysis of bacterial...

Assessment of the Microbiological Status of Probiotic Products

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 97 - 104

Received: Feb 02, 2015

Accepted: Aug 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-097

Keywords
antimicrobial resistance, dietary supplement, FSMP, medicinal product, probiotics

© 2016 ANNA ZAWISTOWSKA-ROJEK et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Assessment of the Microbiological Status of Probiotic Products

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 97 - 104

Received: Feb 02, 2015

Accepted: Aug 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-097

Keywordsantimicrobial resistance, dietary supplement, FSMP, medicinal product, probiotics

© 2016 ANNA ZAWISTOWSKA-ROJEK et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
antimicrobial resistance, dietary supplement, FSMP, medicinal product, probiotics