Potential of lactic acid bacteria in antibacterial therapy

Abstract

Bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract is a critical healthcare issue In this context the use of antibioticmediated therapy to achieve pathogen clearance from the gastrointestinal milieu is counterproductive since beneficial gut microbes are likely to be abrogated by collateral damage rendered by therapeutic antibiotics This fact reinforces the need to develop a radical therapeutic intervention that can selectively target gut pathogens The present investigation reports the poten