Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2019
Probiotics: review of current knowledge
Despite the increasing popularity of probiotics, the criteria under which the microbial strain can be labeled as probiotic are still not clearly defined. It is difficult to choose an appropriate probiotic strain for prevention and/or treatment of a specific health problem for a large number of such products on the market. The presented review article provides basic information on probiotics, the criteria for their selection, the possibilities of their use in human medicine and the potential risks linked to their use.
Keywords: probiotics, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, drugs, food supplements, microbiome, dysbiosis












