Provided herein are
probiotic compositions and methods for treating animals or humans, or human or
animal feed, or a surface in contact therewith comprising: feeding or providing a feed, supplement, additive, or food to animals or humans with a composition comprising one or more
probiotic bacteria, supernatant, extract, broth, or fermentate thereof, selected from L28, L3AL3 A, L20-B, J7, J14, J27, J43, J16, J34, J25, L5-A and J19 provided in an amount sufficient to be at least one of: bactericidal against
bacteria selected from at least one of:
spore-forming
bacteria,
gram positive bacteria,
gram negative bacteria, or combinations thereof, in animal or human intestines, improve gut structure, reduce gut
inflammation, improved
nutrient digestibility, improve
mineral absorption and growth performance, reduce
carriage, reduce fecal shedding, or reduce gut infection and
inflammation.