Cholesterol Assimilation by Lactobacillus Probiotic Bacteria: An In Vitro Investigation

Table 1

Probiotic bacteria selected for investigations into cholesterol assimilation based on previous cholesterol-lowering work.

Bacterial species	Strain	Reference(s)
Lactobacillus reuteri	NCIMB 11951	[14, 20]
	NCIMB 701359
	NCIMB 702655
	NCIMB 701089
	NCIMB 702656
Lactobacillus fermentum	NCIMB 5221	[21]
	NCIMB 8829
	NCIMB 2797
Lactobacillus rhamnosus	GG ATCC 53103	[22]
Lactobacillus acidophilus	ATCC 314	[23–25]
Lactobacillus plantarum	ATCC 14917	[26–29]