**5. Influence of selected factors on cholesterol removal by** *Lactococcus* **cells**

It can be stated that the phenomenon of cholesterol binding and removal by bacterial cells is complex. It can be concluded that the contribution of the phenomenon of cholesterol molecule assimilation or adhesion by lactic acid bacteria cells depends on a wide range of factors, which are not always possible to reproduce or replicate in subsequent experiments. Perhaps this depends on the different chemical structure of the cell wall, particularly peptidoglycan, as well as lipid profile of phospholipids of the cytoplasmic membrane in bacterial cells.
