Kenji Sonomoto and Atsushi Yokota (Kyushu University,Japan and Hokkaido University, Japan, respectively) present a new book on
Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria: Current Progress in Advanced Research In this comprehensive book, expert international authors review the most recent cutting-edge research in these areas. Topics include: Lactobacillus genomics; Bifidobacterium gene manipulation technologies; metabolism of human milk oligosaccharides in bifidobacteria; proton-motive metabolic cycles; oxidative stress and oxygen metabolism; Bifidobacterium response to O2; bile acid stress in LAB and bifidobacteria; protein structure quality control; bacteriocin classification and diversity; lactococcal bacteriocins; lactobacilli bacteriocins; other bacteriocins; production of optically pure lactic acid; antihypertensive metabolites from LAB; the anti-H. pylori effect of Lactobacillus gasseri; probiotics for allergic rhinitis; probiotics health claims in Japan and Europe. Essential reading for every researcher working with LAB, bifidobacteria and probiotics, from the PhD student to the experienced scientist.
read more ...  | Edited by: Kenji Sonomoto and Atsushi Yokota ISBN: 978-1-904455-82-0 Publisher: Caister Academic Press Publication Date: July 2011 Cover: hardback
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