Probiotics for the Control of Helminth Zoonosis

Table 1

Probiotic strains used against Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice.

Probiotics strain	Dose/route	Mechanisms	Antiparasitic effect	References
Zymomonas mobilis	1 × 10^9 CFU/mL orally, at a dose of 0.3 mL/day	Provoke a secondary; immune response	A 61% protection from the infection was observed in; the treated group	[17]
Probiotic labneh containing streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus and DVS-ABT2	Probiotic labneh and garlic and onions fed for 21 days before and 45 days after infection	Improving intestinal balance	50%–66% reduction in worm burden; 70% and 56.44% egg count reduction in liver and intestine, respectively	[18]
Lactobacillus casei B-444; Lactobacillus plantarum B-531; Lactobacillus reuteriB-14141 and Lactobacillus acidophilus	1 × 10^6 CFU each mixed with feed	A significant stimulation for IgM response against SWAP before and; after infection	Increased IgM; A decrease in the activity of AST, LDH and GT	[19]
Lactobacillus sporogenes	12.5 million; spores/mice/week for 8 weeks orally	Decreased cytokine-induced chromosomal aberrations and DNA damage	Significant reduction in; chromosomal aberrations	[20]
Lactobacillus sporogenes	12.5 million spores/mice/week for 8 weeks orally from the first day of infection	Reduced DNA damage; ameliorates the hepatic and intestinal damage	Reduced worm and egg count	[21]

SWAP: soluble worm antigen preparation, AST: aspartate transaminase, ALT: alanine transaminase, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, γGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase, DVS-ABT2: containing Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Bifidobacterium bifidum, and CFU: colony forming units.