<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of 10 commonly available commercial probiotic products used in Poland. These items were tested for the total viable bacterial count, and for identifying the isolated strains. This was performed using the Polymerase Chain Reaction method. The results showed that five of the tested products had not the applicable number of viable bacteria declared by manufacturer. Moreover, not all declared probiotic strains were found in three of the tested products during analyses. It is clear that a regular control of probiotic products needs be introduced that can guarantee its beneficial properties.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of 10 commonly available commercial probiotic products used in Poland. These items were tested for the total viable bacterial count, and for identifying the isolated strains. This was performed using the Polymerase Chain Reaction method. The results showed that five of the tested products had not the applicable number of viable bacteria declared by manufacturer. Moreover, not all declared probiotic strains were found in three of the tested products during analyses. It is clear that a regular control of probiotic products needs be introduced that can guarantee its beneficial properties.

Microbiological evaluation of 10 commercial probiotic products available in Poland

Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Laboratory for Microbiological Diagnostics

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of 10 commonly available commercial probiotic products used in Poland. These items were tested for the total...

Microbiological evaluation of 10 commercial probiotic products available in Poland

Data publikacji: 28 wrz 2019

Zakres stron: 121 - 124

Otrzymano: 20 lis 2018

Przyjęty: 03 sty 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2019-0022

Słowa kluczowe
probiotics, viable bacterial count, lactobacilli, bifidobacteria

© 2019 Izabela Korona-Glowniak et al., published by Sciendo

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

Microbiological evaluation of 10 commercial probiotic products available in Poland

Data publikacji: 28 wrz 2019

Zakres stron: 121 - 124

Otrzymano: 20 lis 2018

Przyjęty: 03 sty 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2019-0022

Słowa kluczoweprobiotics, viable bacterial count, lactobacilli, bifidobacteria

© 2019 Izabela Korona-Glowniak et al., published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
probiotics, viable bacterial count, lactobacilli, bifidobacteria