The Gut Microbiota and Human Health with an Emphasis on the Use of Microencapsulated Bacterial Cells

Table 1

Types of microcapsules available for the targeted delivery of probiotic bacteria.

Types of Microcapsules	Bacteria	Reference(s)
Alginate Beads	L. rhamnosus; B. longum; L. salivarius; L. plantarum; L. acidophilus; L. paracasei; L. casei; B. lactis; L. reuteri	[64–70]
Alginate-cellulose acetate phthalate	B. lactis; L. acidophilus	[71]
Alginate-chitosan	B. animalis subsp. lactis; L. bulgaricus	[72, 73]
Alginate-chitosan-Acryl-Eze	B. animalis subsp. lactis	[72]
Alginate-chitosan-alginate	B. bifidum; L. casei	[64]
Alginate-chitosan-Sureteric	B. animalis subsp. lactis	[72]
Alginate-coated gelatin	B. adolescentis; B. pseudolongum	[74]
Alginate-poly-L-lysine-alginate	B. bifidum; L. reuteri; L. casei	[64, 75]
Alginate-starch	L. acidophilus; B. lactis; B. infantis; L. casei	[76–78]
Gelatin-gum arabic-soluble starch	B. infantis; B. longum	[79–81]
Gelatin-toluene-2-4-diisocyanate	L. lactis	[82]
Gellan-alginate	B. bifidum	[83]
Gellan-xanthan	B. adolescentis; B. bifidum; B. breve; B. infantis; B. lactis; B. longum	[84–86]
Genipin-crosslinked-alginate-chitosan	L. plantarum	[87]
Pectin-casein	B. lactis; L. acidophilus	[88]
Potato starch granules-amylose	B. longum	[89]
Whey protein	B. breve; B. longum; L. rhamnosus	[90, 91]
κ-carageenan	B. longum; S. thermophilus; L. bulgaricus; S. lactis	[92, 93]