Harvest Research Inc., (ProbioHealth.com's parent company) is one of the very few companies in this field that conducts its own research. Harvest Research has been working to isolate, study, develop and improve probiotic strains for more than 2 years at a public California University and more recently at its own state of the art Research Center.

A research study on the KE-99 strain was completed in May 2000. The results are now published under the title "Reduction of Sulfide, Ammonia Compounds, and Adhesion Properties of Lactobacillus casei strain KE99 in Vitro" in Current Microbiology Journal. The article outlines the methodology and results demonstrating KE-99 LACTO™ to be "highly adherent" compared to competitive strains, its superior sulfide and ammonia reduction properties and its ability to "inhibit and/or displace pathogens" including E.coli. To view his article, click here.