foods Review Role of Exposure to Lactic Acid Bacteria from Foods of Animal Origin in Human Health Carla Miranda 1,2,3 , Diogo Contente 2 , Gilberto Igrejas 3,4,5 , Sandra P. A. Câmara 6, Maria de Lurdes Enes Dapkevicius 6,7,* and Patrícia Poeta 1,2,3 1 Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
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[email protected] Abstract: Animal products, in particular dairy and fermented products, are major natural sources of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). These are known for their antimicrobial properties, as well as for their Citation: Miranda, C.; Contente, D.; roles in organoleptic changes, antioxidant activity, nutrient digestibility, the release of peptides and Igrejas, G.; Câmara, S.P.A.; polysaccharides, amino acid decarboxylation, and biogenic amine production and degradation.