KNES 437 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fermented Milk Products, Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Subsp. Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Acidophilus
7 Feb 2020
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Knes 437 lecture 8 probiotics and prebiotics. After 50 years of antibiotic use, infectious diseases remain major cause of death: 2. Multi-drug resistant bacteria continue to emerge: 3. Hospital infection rates not declining (because of the resistant bacteria that are emerging: 4. Microbiota now linked to many diseases including obesity (f levels higher), inflammatory bowel disease, autism, allergies and autoimmune diseases: too much of a good thing? (antibiotics) Hisotyr of probiotics: 1907 lie metchnikoff (1845-1916) fermented milk products = longevity of balkan people, elie metchnikoff is the first to conceptualize probiotics. He proposed that the acid producing bacteria in fermented milk products could prevent "fouling" in the large intestine: elie metchnikoff is the creator of cultured foods and yogurt. He discovered phagocytosis which is what he won the nobel prize for: elie metchnikoff is the first to conceptualize probiotics. He proposed that the acid producing bacteria in fermented milk products could prevent "fouling" in the large intestine.
