Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 and Improved Total Antioxidant Status

• Collection of human bacteria at University of Tartu, Estonia.

  • 2026-02-12
  • Microbiology resource announcements 15(2)
  • • Reet Mändar
    • Hugo Mändar
    • Tiiu Rööp
    • Marika Mikelsaar

  • PubMed: 41432456
  • DOI: 10.1128/mra.00758-25

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Total Antioxidant Status

  • Low evidence

  The strain L. fermentum ME-3 exhibits antioxidative properties and its consumption was associated with increased total antioxidant capacity and reduced oxidative damage markers.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate