Effect of Prebiotics on Lactobacillus acidophilus Growth and Resulting pH Changes in Skim Milk and a Model Peptone System

DW Olson and KJ Aryana

Abstract

Probiotics have been defined as “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host”. Probiotics include many different species, especially species of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. A commonly used probiotic bacterium is L. acidophilus.