Encapsulated probiotics as antimicrobial agents: mechanisms and delivery strategies against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
- 2026-01-29
- Review
- Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 16
- Ulpan Kart
- Dinara Smagulova
- Dana Khairetdinova
- Aigul Raimbekova
- Gonzalo Hap Hortelano
- PubMed: 41696359
- DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1738291
- Low evidence
probiotics have emerged as promising biotherapeutic agents capable of inhibiting multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens through diverse mechanisms, including secretion of antimicrobial metabolites... competitive exclusion, quorum-sensing interference, and immune modulation.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate