Review Article

Health Benefits of Probiotics: A Review

Table 1

Adapted from Holzapfel et al., 2001 [10].

Microorganisms considered as probiotics
Lactobacillus species Bifidobacterium species

L. acidophilus
L. casei
L. crispatus
L.   
L. gasseri
L. johnsonii
L. paracasei
L. plantarum
L. reuteri
L. rhamnosus
B. adolescentis
B. animalis
B. bifidum
B. breve
B. infantis
B.
B. longum

Other lactic acid bacteria Nonlactic acid bacteria

Enterococcus   
E. faecium  
Lactococcus   
Leuconostoc mesenteroides  
Pediococcus   
Sporolactobacillus   
Streptococcus
Bacillus cereus var.   
Escherichia coli strain nissle  
Propionibacterium freudenreichii  
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
S. boulardii

Mainly used for animals.
2Recently reclassified as B. animalis subsp. lactis [59].
3Little is known about probiotic properties.