Screening of Indigenous Oxalate Degrading Lactic Acid Bacteria from Human Faeces and South Indian Fermented Foods: Assessment of Probiotic Potential

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have the potential to degrade intestinal oxalate and this is increasingly being studied as a promising probiotic solution to manage kidney stone disease. In this study, oxalate degrading LAB were isolated from human faeces and south Indian fermented foods, subsequently ass...

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Main Authors: Sivasamy Gomathi, Ponnusamy Sasikumar, Kolandaswamy Anbazhagan, Sundaresan Sasikumar, Murugan Kavitha, M. S. Selvi, Govindan Sadasivam Selvam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/648059