Table of Contents: Preface
Role of Probiotics and Dietary Fibre in Maintaining Healthy Gut Flora;pp. 1-52
(W.M.A.D.B. Fernando, Steve H. Flint, Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and others)
Porcine Toll-Like Receptors and their Crosstalk with Immunobiotics: Impact in the Regulation of Gut Inflammatory Immunity;pp. 53-84
(Julio Villena, Hisashi Aso, Susana Alvarez, Haruki Kitazawa, Food Immunology Group, Laboratory of Animal Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, and others)
Lactobacillus Plantarum: Functional Characteristics for Probiotic Applications;pp. 85-104
(Miriam Zago, Domenico Carminati, Giorgio Giraffa, CRA-FLC, Lodi, Italy)
Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Elderly Disease;pp. 105-128
(Fandi Ibrahim, Sofia D. Forssten, Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, and others)
Probiotic Bacteria and Human Health: The Case of Probiotic Pecorino Cheese;pp. 129-146
(Marzia Albenzio, Antonella Santillo, Mariangela Caroprese, Department of Production and Innovation in Mediterranean Agriculture and Food Systems (PrIME), University of Foggia, Italy)
Probiotics against Enteric Infections: Mechanisms of Action and Experimental Evidence;pp. 147-163
(N.A. Castillo, C. Maldonado Galdeano, G. Perdigón, Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina, and others)
Probiotics: A New Paradigm in the Management of Bacterial Vaginosis;pp. 165-179
(Abiola C. Senok, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Antibiotic Resistance and Probiotics: Roles, Mechanisms and Evidence;pp. 181-213
(Min-Tze Liong, Siok-Koon Yeo, Chiu-Yin Kuan, Wai-Yee Fung, Joo-Ann Ewe, School of Industrial Technology, Food Technology Division, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)*
Probiotics in Maternal and Early Infant Nutrition;pp. 215-239
(Yolanda Sanz, Microbial Ecophysiology and Nutrition Group, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain)*
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