Analysis of Health Benefits Conferred by Lactobacillus Species from Kefir

Cotter, Paul D.; Slattery, Conor; O'Toole, Paul W.

dc.contributor.author	Cotter, Paul D.
dc.contributor.author	Slattery, Conor
dc.contributor.author	O'Toole, Paul W.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-13T11:15:45Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-13T11:15:45Z
dc.date.issued	2019-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Slattery, C., Cotter, P. and W. O’Toole, P. (2019). Analysis of Health Benefits Conferred by Lactobacillus Species from Kefir. Nutrients, 11(6), 1252. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061252	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11019/1735
dc.description	peer-reviewed	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Lactobacilli are among the most common microorganisms found in kefir; a traditional fermented milk beverage produced locally in many locations around the world. Kefir has been associated with a wide range of purported health benefits; such as antimicrobial activity; cholesterol metabolism; immunomodulation; anti-oxidative effects; anti-diabetic effects; anti-allergenic effects; and tumor suppression. This review critically examines and assesses these claimed benefits and mechanisms with regard to particular Lactobacillus species and/or strains that have been derived from kefir; as well as detailing further potential avenues for experimentation.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Work in PWOTs laboratory is supported by grants from Science Foundation Ireland to APC Microbiome Ireland, and from the (Govt. Ireland) Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine FIRM scheme. Work in PCs laboratory is supported by grants from Science Foundation Ireland to APC Microbiome Ireland and Vistamilk, from the (Govt. Ireland) Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine FIRM scheme, Enterprise Ireland and by the EU (MASTER; an Innovation Action funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme under grant number 818368).
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	MDPI	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Nutrients;Vol. 11 (6)
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Kefir	en_US
dc.subject	Lactobacillus	en_US
dc.subject	kefiri	en_US
dc.subject	kefiranofaciens	en_US
dc.subject	plantarum	en_US
dc.subject	probiotic	en_US
dc.title	Analysis of Health Benefits Conferred by Lactobacillus Species from Kefir	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061252
dc.contributor.sponsor	Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	Science Foundation Ireland	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	APC Microbiome Ireland	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	Vistamilk	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	Enterprise Ireland	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	European Union	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber	818368	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2019-08-13T11:15:46Z