LAB have been shown to enhance intestinal barrier function [15,16]. A dysfunction in the intestinal
barrier plays a major role in the pathophysiology of a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. Previous
research demonstrated that various strains of Lactobacillus were responsible for different modulations
of cell layer integrity and could attenuate the barrier disruption (rearrangement of ZO-1) caused by
Salmonella LPS administration [17].