Table of Contents

Contents
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Classification and Physiology, Lars Axelsson
Bifidobacteria and Probiotic Action, Jean Ballongue
An Update on Probiotic Bifidobacteria, Ross Crittenden
The Probiotic Potential of Propionibacteria, Arthur C. Ouwehand
Industrial Use and Production of Lactic Acid Bacteria, Annika Mäyrä- Mäkinen and Marc Bigret
The Genus Enterococcus: Biotechnological and Safety Issues, Charles M. A. P. Franz and Wilhelm H. Holzapfel
Genetics of Lactic Acid Bacteria, Lorenzo Morelli, Finn K. Vogensen, and Atte von Wright
Bacteriophage and Antiphage Mechanisms of Lactic Acid Bacteria, Jytte Josephsen and Horst Neve
Mathematical Modeling of Intestinal Bacteria–Host Interactions, Yuan-Kun Lee
Methods for Analyzing Gut Microbiota, Miguel Gueimonde and Seppo Salminen
Antimicrobial Components from Lactic Acid Bacteria, Arthur C. Ouwehand and Satu Vesterlund
Lactic Acid Bacteria as a Tool for Enhancing Food Safety by Removal of Dietary Toxins, Hani El-Nezami, Hannu Mykkänen, Carolyn Haskard, Seppo Salminen, and Eeva Salminen
Prebiotics and Lactic Acid Bacteria , Thea Scantlebury Manning, Robert Rastall, and Glenn Gibson
Lactic Acid Bacteria in Vegetable Fermentations, Maarit Mäki
Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cereal-Based Products, Hannu Salovaara
Human Lactic Acid Microflora and Its Role in the Welfare of the Host, Marika Mikelsaar, Reet Mändar, Epp Sepp, and Heidi Annuk
Lactic Acid Bacteria and Intestinal Drug and Cholesterol Metabolism, Alice H. Lichtenstein and Barry R. Goldin
Human Studies on Probiotics: What Is Scientifically Proven Today? Seppo Salminen, S. Gorbach, Yuan-Kun Lee, and Y. Benno
Safety of Novel Probiotic Bacteria , Diana C. Donohue
Lactic Acid Bacteria as Animal Probiotics, Juha Nousiainen, Päivi Javanainen, Jouko Setälä, and Atte von Wright
Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fish and Fish Farming, Einar Ringø
Future Directions of Research and Product Development of Lactic, Acid Bacteria, Seppo Salminen, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Atte von Wright, and Charles Daly
Index

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