Published: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-904455-41-7
Price: GB £150 or US $310
A major new reference for all dairy technologists, microbiologists and biotechnologists in the academic and industrial sectors. Written by an international team of scientists the volume focuses on recent research on the molecular biology and genomics of Lactobacillus. Topics covered include phylogenetics, taxonomy, comparative genomics, functional genomics, the intestinal microflora, surface proteins, stress responses, interaction with the immune system, probiotics, anti-cancer potential, and much more. Essential reading for all scientists involved with lactic acid bacteria or probiotic research and a recommended book for all microbiology laboratories. read more ...
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 ...