Our modern lifestyle has led to many microbes that were once widespread almost completely disappearing from the Western microbiome. These lost species, known as Lost Species, are crucial for our health because they deeply influence metabolism, the immune system, the intestinal barrier, and even the gut-brain axis.

Traditional populations still possess these microbes in great diversity. In industrialized societies, many of these species are now completely absent or severely reduced.
Our starter cultures therefore focus specifically on strains that, according to current research, have declined most strongly and at the same time provide clear physiological benefits.

Below, we show which microbes in our sets are true Lost Species and which serve as complementary stabilizers.