Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and Enhanced Probiotic Growth

• Thermal Versus Ultrasound Inactivation of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12: Functional Implications for Postbiotics.

  • 2025-12-10
  • Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins 18(1)
  • • Nimet Marsak
    • Ecem Akan
    • Adem Yavaş
    • Zafer Erbay

  • PubMed: 41369876
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12602-025-10876-w

  5 Insights on

  • Enhanced Probiotic Growth

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Postbiotics from heat-treatment showed significantly stronger probiotic-enhancing effects, with growth increases up to 2.9-fold for L. casei and 37.7-fold for Bifidobacterium spp. compared to controls

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes