The microbiota in gastrointestinal pathophysiology : implications for human health, prebiotics, probiotics, and dysbiosis / edited by Martin H. Floch, Yehuda Ringel, W. Allan Walker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Floch, Martin H., editor.

Ringel, Yehuda, editor.

Walker, W. Allan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Microbiology.

Gastrointestinal system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 419 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2017.

Summary:

The Microbiota in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology: Implications for Human Health, Prebiotics, Probiotics and Dysbiosis is a one-stop reference on the state-of-the-art research on gut microbial ecology in relation to human disease. This important resource starts with an overview of the normal microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, Ileum, and colon.The book then identifies what a healthy vs. unhealthy microbial community looks like, including methods of identification. Also included is insight into which features and contributions the microbiota make that are essential and useful to host physiology, as is information on how to promote appropriate mutualisms and prevent undesirable dysbioses. Through the power of synthesizing what is known by experienced researchers in the field, current gaps are closed, raising understanding of the role of the microbiome and allowing for further research.

Contents:

Part A. The Microbiota of the Gastrointestinal Tract

1.The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - Esophagus and Stomach

2. Characterizing and Functionally Defining the Gut Microbiota: Methodology and Implications

3. Microbiota of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Infancy

4. Identification of the Microbiota in the Aging Process

Part B. Common Organisms and Probiotics

5. Escherichia coli Nissle 1917

6. Probiotics of the Acidophilus Group: Lactobacillus acidophilus, delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and johnsonii

7. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

8. Lactobacillus reuteri

9. The Use of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus paracasei in Clinical Trials for the Improvement of Human Health

10. Beneficial Influences of Lactobacillus plantarum on Human Health and Disease

11. Use of Bacillus in Human Intestinal Probiotic Applications

12. Bifidobacteria as Probiotic Organisms: An Introduction

13. Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis

14. Bifidobacterium bifidum

15. Bifidobacterium breve

16. Bifidobacterium longum

17. Bifidobacterium longum spp. infantis

18. Common Organisms and Probiotics: Saccharomyces boulardii

19. Common Organisms and Probiotics: Streptococcus thermophilus (Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus)

20. Complexities and Pitfalls in the Production of Multispecies Probiotics: The Paradigmatic Case of VSL#3 Formulation and Visbiome

21. The Viruses of the Gut Microbiota

Part C. Food Substrates Important to the Microbiota

22. Dietary Fiber, Soluble and Insoluble, Carbohydrates, Fructose, and Lipids

23. Prebiotics: Inulin and Other Oligosaccharides

24. The Benefits of Yogurt, Cultures, and Fermentation

Part D. Basic Physiologic Effects of Microbiota

25. Dysbiosis

26. Immunologic Response in the Host

27. Gastrointestinal Microbiota and the Neural System

28. Effect on the Host Metabolism

29. Relationship Between Gut Microbiota, Energy Metabolism, and Obesity

30. Taxonomic and Metagenomic Alterations of Microbiota in Bariatric Surgery

31. The Influence of Microbiota on Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery

Part E. Management of Disease and Disorders by Prebiotics and Probiotic Therapy

32. Allergic and Immunologic Disorders

33. Probiotics Use in Infectious Disease (Respiratory, Diarrhea, and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea)

34. FMT in Clostridium difficile and Other Potential Uses

35. Probiotics in the Treatment of Pouchitis

36. Probiotic Treatment in Crohn's Disease

37. Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ulcerative Colitis

38. Treatment of Functional Bowel Disorders With Prebiotics and Probiotics

39. Celiac Disease, the Microbiome, and Probiotics

40. Probiotics for the Treatment of Liver Disease

41. The Prevention and Treatment of Radiation and Chemotherapy-Induced Intestinal Mucositis

42. The Role of the Brain - Gut - Microbiome in Mental Health and Mental Disorders

43. Management of Disease and Disorders by Prebiotics and Probiotic Therapy: Probiotics in Bacterial Vaginosis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2016).