Specific antibacterial activity of bifidobacteria


Article type :

Original Article

Author :

Rita Narayanan and B. Suresh Subramonian1

Volume :

7

Issue :

2

Abstract :

Dairy organisms like bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus are gaining importance as probiotic organisms. They are increasingly used in food as functional foods to improve nutritional benefits. Recently much emphasis is also laid for isolating these organisms from indigenous sources. Hence, an attempt is made in his paper to isolate bifidobacterium group of organisms from breast fed infant faeces and study their antimicrobial property.

Keyword :

Dairy organisms, Bifidobacteria, Antimicrobial property