Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Modasiya I, Nasit R, Purohit H, Sarkar AK, Kumar V (2026) Exploring infant gut–derived probiotics through 16S rRNA identification and in vitro functional characterization. PLoS One 21(2): e0343741. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343741 Editor: Karthik Raman, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA Received: August 7, 2025; Accepted: February 10, 2026; Published: February 25, 2026 Copyright: © 2026 Modasiya et al.