a lactic-acid-producing bacterium primarily found in live yoghurt, useful in restoring bacterial balance in the intestine
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Lactobacillus acidophilus species are well-known probiotics with the beneficial activity of regulating cholesterol levels.
Yi-Fan Hong, Hangeun Kim, Hye Sun Kim, Woo Jung Park, Joo-Yun Kim, Dae Kyun Chung 2016, 'Lactobacillus acidophilus K301 Inhibits Atherogenesis via Induction of 24 (S), 25-Epoxycholesterol-MediatedABCA1 and ABCG1 Production and Cholesterol Efflux in Macrophages.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4847857?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria were encapsulated into nanofibers of three different polymers (polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone with two different molar masses).
I. Wagner, Zs. K. Nagy, A. Suhajda, T. Tobak, A. H. Harasztos, H. Pataki, K. Molnar,Gy. Marosi, T. Vigh, P. L. Soti 2014, 'Nanofibrous solid dosage form of living bacteria prepared by electrospinning', eXPRESS Polymer Lettershttp://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0004942&mi=cd. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lactobacillus acidophilus has the ability to remove, assimilate and decompose the biodegradable organic matters present in the effluents.
K. Vellingiri, T. Ramachandran, A. Thirugnanasambantham 2015, 'Isolation and Purification of Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Analyzing its Influenceon Effluent Treatment', International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovationhttp://ojs.imeti.org/index.php/IJETI/article/view/65. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)