The gut microbiota determines the intestinal health status of the host by regulating gut epithelial and immune functions. Depletion of the beneficial gut microbiota after radiation exposure contributes to an exaggerated inflammatory response and dysregulation of intestinal epithelial cells. Previous studies demonstrated that administration of beneficial gut microbiota, Lactobacillus acidophilus…
Probiotic is a non-pathogenic microorganism that can benefit its host. Therefore to start colonization and increase their transit time in the gut so the probiotic can interact with the host and give health benefits they must adhere to the intestinal epithelial cells. Bacterial adhesion is a key probiotic property that Pediococcus acidilactici must have as a probiotic. The ability of the P. a…