Main description:

Provides up to date fundamental information about probiotics
Reveals the recent applications of probiotics in food and feed industries
Discusses in depth the role of microbiota in human and animal wellness
Comprises chapters by international experts in the field of probiotics

Contents:

1. Probiotics and Prebiotics and Their Effect on Food and Human Health: New Perspectives 2. Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Digestive Tract Diseases 3. Probiotics and GIT Diseases/Stomach Ulcer 4. Research Progress on the Probiotic Function and Application of Clostridium butyricum 5. Technology and Health Claim Evaluation of Probiotic Dairy Products 6. Milk Fermentation with Kefir Grains and Health Benefits 7. Engineering Probiotic Organisms 8. Enzymatic Reaction for Oligosaccharides Production 9. Encapsulation Process for Probiotic Survival during Processing 10. Probiotics Applications in Agriculture 11. Probiotics in Aquaculture Applications 12. Probiotics and Functional Feed 13. Insect Gut Bacteria and Iron Metabolism in Insects