Organism of interest Origin Bioactivity References
Lactobacillus plantarumMA2 Tibetan kefir Hypocholesterolemic effect [133]
Lactobacillus plantarumLp27 Tibetan kefir Inhibition of cholesterol absorption [134]
Lactobacillus plantarumCIDCA 83114 Kefir grains Inhibition of Shigella sonneigrowth in vitro and of C. difficile toxin cytotoxicity on eukaryotic cells [135]
Lactobacillus kefirCIDCA 8348 Kefir grains Inhibition ofShigella sonnei growthin vitroand of C. difficile toxin cytotoxicity on eukaryotic cells [135]
Lactobacillus plantarumST8KF Kefir grains Bactericidal effect on Lactobacillus caseiLactobacillus salivariusLactobacillus curvatusListeria innocua [136]
Lactobacilluskefiranofaciens K1 Kefir grains  - Taiwanese Milk Antiallergic effect [137,138]
Lactobacilluskefiranofaciens M1 Kefir grains – Taiwanese Milk Immunoregulatory effects – Anticholitis effects [139,140]
Lactobacillus lactisCIDCA 8221 Kefir grains Inhibition of Shigella sonneigrowth in vitro and of Clostridium difficile toxin cytotoxicity on eukaryotic cells [135]
Saccharomycescerevisiae CIDCA 8112 Kefir grains Inhibition of Shigella sonneigrowth in vitro and of Clostridium difficile toxin cytotoxicity on eukaryotic cells [135]
Lactobacillus lactiscremoris Kefir grains – India Activity against food
spoilage bacteria
[141]
Table 3: Bioactivity of some bacteria isolated from different types of Kefir.