Probiotics are known to be important contributors to the maintenance of healthy gut balance in humans. They are live strains of selected microorganisms that provide health benefits in the host when consumed in appropriate quantity.1 It remains unclear as to how probiotics exert their beneficial effects; however, numerous mechanisms ranging from bacteriocin and short chain fatty acid production, lowering of gut pH, and nutrient competition to stimulation of mucosal barrier function and immunomodulatory effects are thought to be responsible.