Cholesterol-Lowering Probiotics as Potential Biotherapeutics for Metabolic Diseases

Table 1

List of some potential bacteria showing bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity.

Probiotic organisms with BSH activity	References
Bifidobacterium adolescentis	[38]
B. animalis	[38]
B. breve	[38]
B. infantis	[39]
B. longum	[39]
Bifidobacterium sp.	[40, 41]
Lactobacillus acidophilus	[41–43]
L. casei	[41–43]
L. fermentum
L. gasseri	[38, 41]
L. helveticus	[38]
L. paracasei subsp. paracasei	[44]
L. rhamnosus	[38, 44]
L. plantarum	[8, 19]