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 ...

Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria: Current Progress in Advanced Research Edited by: Kenji Sonomoto and Atsushi Yokota ISBN: 978-1-904455-82-0 Publisher: Caister Academic Press Publication Date: July 2011 Cover: hardback