Tarasevich Resarch Institute for Standardization and Control of Medical Biological Preparations, Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russia; Research Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Kiev, Ukraine; Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
Data on probiotic preparations prepared from spore-forming bacteria is reviewed. Information on indications for use, effectiveness and the mechanism of action is given. Preparations being produced in Russia (Biosporin, Sporobacterin and Bactosporin) are evaluated in detail as well as the prospects of the application of probiotics from spore-forming bacteria.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2003, No. 3, P. 113—119