Italian researchers develop probiotic swordfish steak

(ANSA) - Rome, September 28 - Researchers at the Institute of Food Science Production of the National Research Council (ISPA-CNR) have developed a probiotic swordfish steak, sources said Monday.
    Probiotics - the opposite of antibiotics - foster lactic acid bacteria in the intestine, which in turn strengthen the immune system.
    Researchers have isolated a strain of Lactobacillus paracasei - a beneficial species of lactic acid bacteria that has been found in dairy, plants, and human and animal gastrointestinal tracts - in the swordfish.
    Nutritional trials revealed that eating the swordfish brought about a rapid colonization of the intestine with healthy micro-organisms.