“…The applications of probiotic bacteria in food products are increasing due to their potential health benefits, such as antimicrobial activity, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities, regulation of immune function (including both enhanced immune response to pathogens and down-regulated autoimmune and inflammatory responses), relief in the symptoms resulting from lactose intolerance, relief of constipation, improvement of urogenital health, reduction of Clostridium difficile toxin in subjects taking antibiotics, optimization of vaccine effects, treatment of atopic dermatitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, diarrhoeas, chronic liver disease, pseudomembranous colitis, lactational mastitis, allergic disease and food allergy (Da Cruz et al, 2009;Douglas & Sanders, 2008;Fernandez et al, 2013;Settanni & Moschetti, 2010). However, it is vital for probiotics to present a probiotic function that retains a high survival rate during processing, storing and consuming (Karimi, Mortazavian, & Cruz, 2011).…”