Letter: identication of probiotics by specific strain name

Live and Heat‐Killed Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 7469 May Induce Modulatory Cytokines Profiles on Macrophages RAW 264.7

“…There are many bacteria with probiotic properties that can present different mechanisms of action, thus inducing different biological and clinical effects on the host [ 28 ]. It is always important to highlight the genus, species, and strain to precisely prescribe a probiotic product.…”

Lactobacillus rhamnosusinhibitsCandida albicansvirulence factorsin vitroand modulates immune system inGalleria mellonella

“…These lactic acid bacteria have different inhibitory mechanisms and may act through only one mechanism of inhibition or several at the same time (FAO/WHO ; Francavilla et al . ; Georgieva et al . ).…”

“…Several lactobacilli species are considered probiotic and their inhibitory properties on C. albicans have been studied, including Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus plantarum. These lactic acid bacteria have different inhibitory mechanisms and may act through only one mechanism of inhibition or several at the same time (FAO/WHO 2002;Francavilla et al 2012;Georgieva et al 2015).…”

Letter: identification of probiotics by specific strain name – author’s reply

“…Letter: identification of probiotics by specific strain nameauthor's reply SIRS, The letter by Dr Ruggiero et al regarding our paper on the efficacy of a synbiotic is accurate. 1,2 Detailed information on strain specificity is indeed required, and information on genus and species is insufficient to identify the strains. Properties from one bacterial strain do not necessarily apply to similar strains since genotype and phenotype can indeed differ substantially.…”