Probiotics and prebiotics : current research and future trends / edited by Koen Venema and Ana Paula do Carm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Venema, Koen, editor.

Carm, Ana Paula do, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probiotics--Therapeutic use.

Probiotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (526 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Composed of nearly a thousand different types of microorganisms - some beneficial, others not - the human gut microbiota plays an important role in health and disease. This is due to the presence of probiotic or beneficial microbes, or due to the feeding of prebiotics that stimulate the endogenous beneficial microbes (these promote health by stimulating the immune system, improving the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and inhibiting the growth of pathogens). The notable health benefits of probiotic organisms have prompted much commercial interest, which in turn has led to a plethora of r

Contents:

Contents

Current Books of Interest

Contributors

Preface

Part I: General Introduction

1: Probiotics and Prebiotics: Current Status and Future Trends

Definition of pro-, pre-, syn-, post- and other -biotics

Synbiotics

Recent applications of pro- and prebiotics, alone or in combination

Pitfalls

Future trends

2: Functional Aspects of Prebiotics and the Impact on Human Health

Introduction

The colonic microbiota and its functions

The prebiotic concept

Prebiotic modulation of the microbiota composition

Prebiotic mechanisms

Health implications associated to prebiotics

Future needs to substantiate prebiotic functionality

Conclusion

Part II: Probiotics

3: Lactobacilli as Probiotics: Discovering New Functional Aspects and Target Sites

The genus Lactobacillus

Probiotic effector molecules

Effects of genetic, processing, or product formulation changes on efficacy and safety of probiotics

Novel applications

Deleterious effects

Future perspectives

4: Bifidobacteria - Regulators of Intestinal Homeostasis

Genomics of Bifidobacterium

Ecology of bifidobacteria

Health benefits of bifidobacteria

Interactions between bifidobacteria and the host

Industrial-scale production of bifidobacteria

Conclusions and future perspectives

5: Propionibacteria also have Probiotic Potential

Introduction: description of propionibacteria

Propionibacterium as human and animal probiotics

Other relevant properties with impact on health: potential of propionibacteria as nutraceutical factories

Industrial application of propionibacteria: dairy starters and biopreservatives

Future trends and concluding remarks

6: Non-LAB Probiotics: Spore Formers

Spore formers

Spore formation

Spore structure

Aerobic spore formers are intestinal bacteria

Aerobic spore formers interact with intestinal cells

Probiotic spore formers

Probiotics for human use: examples and reported effects

Probiotics for animal use: examples and reported effects

7: Mechanisms of Action of Probiotic Yeasts

Beneficial effects of probiotic yeasts as demonstrated by biological and clinical trials

Mechanisms of action responsible for beneficial effects of probiotic yeasts

8: Yeasts as Probiotics - Established in Animals, but what about Man?

What are probiotic microorganisms?

Animal applications: from feed to probiotic

Rodents as model monogastrics for the study of probiotic mechanisms

Fractionated probiotic yeast products and animal health

Yeast probiotics in man

9: Escherichia coli - More than a Pathogen?

Pathogenic E. coli - one pathogen for a broad variety of pathotypes and diseases.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-910190-10-1

OCLC:

916950998