Prospective study of probiotic supplementation results in immune stimulation and improvement of upper respiratory infection rate

The human gut microbiota is an important environmental factor for human health with evolutionarily conserved roles in immunity, metabolism, development, and behavior of the host. Probiotic organisms are claimed to offer several functional properties including stimulation of immune system. The purpos...

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Main Authors: Hong Zhang, Chiajung Yeh, Zonglian Jin, Liwei Ding, Bryan Y. Liu, Li Zhang, H. Kathleen Dannelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-06-01
Series:Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405805X18300036