About this Research Topic
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are Gram-positive, usually non-motile, catalase-negative, aerotolerant rods or cocci with high tolerance to low pH that produce lactic acid by fermentation of carbohydrates. Lactic acid bacteria have many therapeutic and functional properties that are beneficial to human health. Therefore, this research topic aims to compile articles focusing on new insights into the role of lactic acid bacteria in the regulation of the gut microbiota.
In this Research Topic we welcome original research, review and mini-review articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Influence of lactic acid bacteria on gut microbiota composition,
• Bioactive compounds produced by lactic acid bacteria and their influence on the gut microbiota composition,
• Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of lactic acid bacteria on immunity, pathogen exclusion, intestinal barrier function related to the gut microbiota and beyond,
• Potential therapeutic interventions with lactic acid bacteria related to the gut microbiota and beyond.
Keywords: Probiotics, Microbiome, Lactic acid bacteria, Beneficial Microbes, Gut Microbiota, Bacteriocins, Bioactive compounds
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.