The Probiotics Science Resource

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Scientific Aspects       Buy now! Edited by: Gerald W. Tannock Published: 2005   ISBN: 978-1-904455-01-1 Price: GB £99 or US $199 Food scientists and nutritionists have accepted, relatively uncritically, the concepts underlying the use of probiotics and prebiotics in the promotion of health. Microbiologists and medical practitioners have viewed these products more sceptically. Much more scientific and medical validation of probiotic or prebiotic use is required. This will entail the use of sophisticated analytical methodologies. Knowledge of the gut microbiota has increased dramatically during the past decade thanks largely to the results obtained from the application of nucleic acid-based methodologies. Because of the availability of improved technologies, detailed studies of the two principal kinds of probiotic or prebiotic bacteria, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, can be made. Emerging leaders have contributed chapters to this book that therefore represents a state of the art compendium of fundamental science related to early 21st century probiotic or prebiotic research. read more ...

Probiotics and Intestinam Microbiology Resources

• Probiotics and Prebiotics: Scientific Aspects
  Described as a state-of-the-art compendium of fundamental science related to early 21st century probiotic/prebiotic research.
• Foodborne Pathogens
  Essential reading for all microbiologists and food scientists and of particular interest to anyone involved in food safety.
• Probiotics and Prebiotics: Where are We Going?
  State-of-the-art commentaries on all aspects of the intestinal microflora and probiotics and provides an authoritative review of important aspects of probiotic and prebiotic research.
• Bacillus cereus
• Campylobacter
• Clostridium
• Emerging foodborne pathogens
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Foodborne Pathogens
• Salmonella
• Shigella
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Vibrio spp.
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• Exopolysaccharide Production by Intestinal Lactobacilli
• Genome-wide Analysis of Gut Bacteria
• Genetically Modified Probiotics
• Lactobacilli in the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Molecular Methods for Probiotics Research
• Prebiotics and the Infant Microbiota
• Taxonomy of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria
• Bacterial Therapeutics

Probiotics and Intestinal Microbiology Papers

• Starches, Resistant Starches, the Gut Microflora and Human Health
  Anthony R Bird, Ian L Brown and David L Topping from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Anti-Carcinogenicity of Probiotics and Prebiotics
  A.J. Burns, and I.R Rowland from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Protein Degradation in the Large Intestine: Relevance to Colorectal Cancer
  R. Hughes, E.A.M. Magee and S. Bingham from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Terminal Restriction Fragment Patterns: A Tool for Comparing Microbial Communities and Assessing Community Dynamics
  Christopher L. Kitts from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• The Pathogenesis of Campylobacter jejuni-Mediated Enteritis
  Michael E. Konkel, Marshall R. Monteville, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, and Lynn A. Joens from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• In Vitro Selection of Probiotic Lactobacilli: A Critical Appraisal
  L. Morelli from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Methods for Analysis of the Intestinal Microflora
  Daniel J. O'Sullivan from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Lactic Acid Bacteria and their Effect on the Immune System
  Gabriela Perdigón, Roy Fuller and Raúl Raya from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• The Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Microflora of the Human Intestine: Composition and Succession
  Gerhard Reuter from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• Microbial Biota of the Human Intestine: A Tribute to Some Pioneering Scientists
  Dwayne C. Savage from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

• A Molecular View of the Intestinal Ecosystem
  Elaine E. Vaughan, Frits Schut, Hans G.H.J. Heilig, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Willem M. de Vos and Antoon D.L. Akkermans from Curr. Issues Intest. Microbiol.

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