Probiotics and prebiotics maintain a symbiotic relationship. For example, Prebiotics enhance probiotics like Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in quantity and activity.
Probiotics have the ability to alter gut pH and boost the immune system. Probiotics are currently referred to as “living bacteria that, when eaten in sufficient numbers, provide the host with health benefits” according to both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Effective prebiotics can change the composition of the gut microbiota, encouraging the growth of helpful bacteria while inhibiting the growth of harmful (pathogenic) ones.
Prebiotics have beneficial non-digestive food components by promoting the prevalence of bacteria in the colon, improving human health, adds the Hindawi report.
Probiotics can support specific bacteria species present in different regions of the human body. Prebiotics encourage the expansion of beneficial microflora, serving as food for the probiotics. They support “the amount of minerals in the colon, such as calcium and magnesium, creating short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and lactic acid as a byproduct of fermentation, and the host immune system”.
Hindawi reports that Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Fusobacteria are the most prevalent bacteria in the oral microbiota. Although it was once thought that human lungs in good health were sterile, multiple studies have shown that bacteria can also be found in lung tissues. These lung Microbiota include Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria.
There are physical and chemical variations creating diverse microbiota compositions in various skin types. However, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria make up the majority of the skin microbiota, according to the November 2022 Hindawi report.
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