antibacterial activity of commercially available probiotics on food-borne pathogens along with their synergistic effects with synthetic drugs.

Background: Probiotics are put forward as food to ensure the maintenance of the equilibrium of the intestinal flora. Prolonged usage of probiotics in food ingredients for human as well as in animal feed has not exposed any side effects yet. Present study attempted to justify the effects of some commercially available probiotics (Good-gut, Lubenna, Probio and Protein restro) and commonly used antibiotics (Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Ampicillin, Methicillin, Azithromycin, Erythromycin, Ceftrizone, Imepenem, Ciprofloxacin and Tetracycline) on the bacteria which were previously isolated from food samples.