AN OVERVIEW OF PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES

Abstract

^{Probiotics plays a vital role in our life. Lactobacillus sp. used as a common probiotic around
the world. In many food and fermentation industries lactobacilli used to prevent food from
spoilage against a variety of food spoilage bacteria. Lactobacilli have two pathways for
fermentation metabolism: homofermentative and heterofermentative. They are classified
according to their metabolism and lactic acid isomer form. Lactobacilli are able to inhibit /
prevent the growth of many bacteria, moulds, pathogens due to their antibacterial / antifungal
/ antimicrobial properties. Lactobacillus sp. have beneficial evidence on human health
because of preventive / curative effect on various infectious diseases such as gastrointestinal,
urogenital infection, diarrhea and even carcinogenesis.}