Don't turn your nose up but live probiotic bacteria in baby poop can actually help make delicious sausages says new research. Many types of sausages including pepperoni and salami are made with the help of bacterial fermentation. The lactic acid these fermenting bacteria produce suppresses the spread of germs that would otherwise spoil the sausages. Many strains of bacteria found in poop are harmless or even beneficial - and more importantly they're everywhere already Probiotics are any bacteria that confer health benefits. And Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG a probiotic that was isolated from human feces in 1983 is now widely used