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INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS
AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
University of Belgrade

Determination of total viable bacteria / yeast sample

Probiotic products are increasingly used as food supplements which beneficially affect the host by fixing a balance in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Probiotic preparations may be mono-or a mixture of different strains / species of microorganisms that have beneficial effects on the health of the host. Bacterium of the order Lactobacillales are the traditional basic components of probiotics. In addition, in the last ten years yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces were used as a potential probiotics. In the past decade offer of some probiotic products had a great expansion, and some preparations have proved to be indispensable, as auxiliaries in the treatment of oral infections and GIT symptoms, primarily diarrhea caused by different etiological factors. New products with probiotic properties that can be found on the market have a clearly defined number of lyophilized bacteria, and the quality of the preparation directly depends on the ability to revitalize these bacteria after eating ie. the real number of viable microorganisms.

 In the past year, the Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology was contacted by various pharmaceutical companies that have expressed interest for quality control of probiotic products in term of viability of probiotic bacteria in the products.

 Samples for analysis can be delivered in the period from 10 am to 4 pm on working days, in agreement with the executive services (see Contacts).

Method of payment:

Legal entities pay per proforma invoice.

Individuals pay to the current account of the Institute 160-350089-28, with reference to number 06. The purpose of payment is to determine the number of live bacteria / yeast in the sample.

Issuing results:

The time required for finishing the analysis is a few working days, after which you will be notified. Results can be obtained by mail. The condition for issuing results is that the payment is made. Individuals submit a payment slip as proof by name, fax or mail.

CONTACT:

  • dr Amarela Terzić Vidojević
  • dr Milica Živković

Tel: +381 11 3975 960

Mob: +381 65 3975 960

Fax: +381 11 3975 808

e-mail: amarela@imgge.bg.ac.rsmilicanikolic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

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