Review Article

Efficacy of Using Probiotics with Antagonistic Activity against Pathogens of Wound Infections: An Integrative Review of Literature

Table 6

Most commonly used probiotic species in the investigated studies against wound pathogens.

Probiotic speciesStudy type
In vitroAnimalClinical study
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Lactobacillus plantarum[61]#, [64, 67, 71, 74, 75][61]#, [76, 7880][22, 58, 82, 8487, 90]
Lactobacillus casei[64, 71, 73][55, 56, 83, 8890, 94]
Lactobacillus acidophilus[70, 71, 73, 75][58, 87, 95]
Lactobacillus rhamnosus[66, 69, 70, 73][90, 92]
Lactobacillus fermentum[63, 65][77][93]
Bifidobacterium breve[56, 83, 88, 94]
Bifidobacterium longum[71][87, 88, 95]
Lactobacillus reuteri[64, 66, 72]
Bifidobacterium lactis[71][58, 90]
Bifidobacterium longum[71][87, 88, 95]
[57]
Bifidobacterium bifidum[75][93]
Lactobacillus delbrueckii[71][84, 85]
Pediococcus pentosaceus[84, 85]
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Propionibacterium acnes[68]#[68]#
Lactobacillus brevis[71][90]
Lactobacillus paracasei[84, 85]
Saccharomyces boulardii[58]
Bifidobacterium animalis[71]
Lactobacillus salivarius[71]
Bacillus coagulans[75]
Bacillus mesentericus[91]
Clostridium butyricum[91]

#Study includes in vitro and animal model studies.