Spray Drying of a Vaginal Probiotic Strain ofLactobacillus acidophilus

This work presents a study of the spray-drying process of a vaginal strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus in order to enhance the cells viability and probiotics properties during storage. The results show that the powder obtained presents dried strain viability in the range of 10 8 Morgan , C. ; Herman , C. ; White , P. ; Vesey , G. Preservation of micro-organisms by drying; a review . Journal of Microbiological Methods 2006 , 66 , 183 – 193 .Crossref, PubMed, Web of Science ® , Google Scholar–10 9 Oliveira , A. ; Moretti , T. ; Boschini , C. ; Baliero , J. ; Freitas , L. ; Freitas , O. ; Favaro-Trindade , C. Microencapsulation of B. lactis (BI 01) and L. acidophilus (LAC 4) by complex coacervation followed by spouted-bed drying . Drying Technology: An International Journal 2007 , 25 ( 10 ), 1687 – 1693 .Taylor Ledeboer , A. Drying of probiotics: Optimization of formulation and process to enhance storage survival . Drying Technology: An International Journal 2007 , 25 ( 7 ), 1193 – 1201 .[Taylor & Francis Online, Web of Science ® , Google Scholar K s) for the experimental drying system.