Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as "Probiotic" in Foods and Dietary Supplements.

S, Binda; C, Hill; E, Johansen; D, Obis; B, Pot; ME, Sanders; A, Tremblay; AC, Ouwehand

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01662

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Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as "Probiotic" in Foods and Dietary Supplements.

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Authors:

Binda S

Hill C

Johansen E

Abstract

Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms qualify as a probiotic for use in foods and dietary supplements. Probiotic strains must be (i) sufficiently cha...

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Bifidobacterium

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Identification

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