Table 2.
Microorganisms (bacteria and some yeast) that are used as probiotics.
| Genera | Species |
|---|---|
| Lactobacillus | acidophilus, casei, crispatus, delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus a , fermentum, gasseri, johnsonii, paracasei, plantarum, reuteri, rhamnosus, helveticus, lactis, sporogenes |
| Bifidobacterium | bifidum, breve, infantis, longum, lactis, animalis, adolescentis, essensis, laterosporus |
| Escherichia, Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Streptococcus, Enterococcus b , Propionibacterium, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, Bacillus, Clostridium | Escherichia coli Nissle, Saccharomyces boulardii, S. cerevisiae, Kluyveromyces lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus a, S. cremoris, S. diacetylactis, S. intermedius, S. salivarius, Enterococcus francium b, Propionibacterium freudenreichii, P. freudenreichii subsp. shermanii, P. jensenii, L. lactis, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc lactis subsp. cremoris, L. lactis subsp. lactis, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium butyricum |