SELECTION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ENHANCING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE

摘要

A method of selection of lactic acid bacteria for providing a method of protecting humans against Streptococcus pneumoniae infections by selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain (LAB) naturally carrying genes coding for proteins similar to the PspC, choline binding protein of S. pneumoniae so that the selected LAB can be used in various products for oral and nasal administration to humans as immune enhancers against S. pneumoniae, and products containing specifically selected LAB that naturally carry genes coding for proteins similar to PcpC binding protein of S. pneumoniae as oral and nasal immune enhancers for humans.