Table 1.
Major probiotic strains used in the industry
| Probiotics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lactic acid bacteria | Bifidobacterium | Other species |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | Bifidobacterium adolescentis | Aspergillus niger |
| Lactobacillus brevis | Bifidobacterium animalis | Aspergillus oryzue |
| Lactobacillus crispatus | Bifidobacterim bifidum | Bacillus cereus var. toyoi |
| Lactobacillus casei | Bifidobacterium breve | Clostridium butyricum |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus | Bifidobacterium eriksonii | Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) |
| Lactobacillus fermentum | Bifidobacterium infantis | Propionibacterium freudenreichii |
| Lactobacillus gasseri | Bifidobacterium longum | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Lactobacillus gallinarum | Bifidobacterium lactis | Saccharomyces boulardii |
| Lactobacillus helveticus | Bifidobacterium pseudolongum | Saccharomyces bayanus |
| Lactobacillus johnsonii | Bifidobacterium thermophilum | Streptococcus thermophilus |
| Lactococcus lactis | ||
| Lactobacillus plantarum | ||
| Lactobacillus paracasei | ||
| Lactobacillus reuteri | ||
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | ||
| Lactobacillus salivarius | ||
| Leuconostoc citreum | ||
| Leuconostoc mesenteroides | ||
| Pediococcus acidilactici | ||
| Streptococcus thermophillus | ||
| Enterococcus durans | ||
| Enterococcus faecalis | ||
| Enterococcus faecium | ||