[Role of anaerobic non spore-forming bacteria in maintaining human health]

The paper gives brief information on the fact that anaerobic non spore-forming bacteria take an active part in the metabolism of various substances and imbalance in their microscopic flora may be a trigger in the development of many human diseases. In the past 2 decades, Russia has been using various pharmaceuticals based on bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and their complexes, increasing colonization resistance, normalizing the pool of cholesterol, oxalic acid, free histamine, and making the liver function normally. Special emphasis is laid on the design of functional nutrition products by means of the above bacteria. It is emphasized that the industrial development of functional nutrition will determine human health in the twenty-first century.