5. Conclusions
The emerging demand for the products having health benefits
beyond nutrition has provided ample opportunity to explore relatively
unexplored foods and beverages for isolation of lactic acid
bacteria for their potential role in probiotic research. Traditional
fermented foods and beverages of Ladakh region of India have been
explored for isolation of lactic acid bacteria to be used as probiotic.
A promising isolate, L. plantarum KJ722784 having good probiotic
traits has been identified as favorable candidate for the production
of probiotic products. These isolates were originated from fermented
products and considered safe for consumption, thus
traditional foods can serve as potential source of lactic acid bacteria