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Title Probiotic and prebiotic foods : technology, stability and benefits to human health / Nagendra P. Shah, Adriano Gomes da Cruz and Jose de Assis Fonsecca Faria editors.

Publication Info. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

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Series Advances in food safety and food microbiology
Advances in food safety and food microbiology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Description based on print version record.
Contents PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC FOODS: TECHNOLOGY, STABILITY AND BENEFITS TO HUMAN HEALTH; PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC FOODS: TECHNOLOGY, STABILITY AND BENEFITS TO HUMAN HEALTH ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; PROBIOTICS: TAXONOMY AND TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. TAXONOMY OF THE LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ; 2.1. The Genus Lactobacillus ; 2.2. Groups within the Genus Lactobacillus with Relevance as Probiotics; 2.2.1. The Lactobacillus scidophilus Group ; 2.2.2. The Lactobacillus casei Group; 2.2.3. The Lactobacillus reuteri Group ; 2.2.4. The Lactobacillus salivarius Group.
2.2.5. The Lactobacillus plantarum-group 3. TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PROBIOTIC LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ; 3.1. Production of Probiotics to Maintain Viability during Storage and to Survive Passage of the Gastrointestinal Tract; 3.2. Survival of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fermented Foods ; 3.3. Processing of Probiotic Bacteria after Cultivation ; 3.3.1. Concentration ; 3.3.2. Dehydration ; 3.3.3. Physical Protection ; 3.4. Quality Assurance ; 4. CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; PREBIOTICS: BENEFITS TO THE HEALTH, TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AND SAFETY; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION.
PREBIOTICS AND GASTROINTESTINAL MICROFLORAPREBIOTICS AND MINERAL ABSORPTION ; PREBIOTICS AND IMMUNE SYSTEM ; PREBIOTICS AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD ; SAFETY CONSIDERATION OF PREBIOTICS ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; MECHANISMS OF PROBIOTICS ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT OUR GUT FLORA? ; DEVELOPMENT OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL FLORA ; THE CONCEPT OF PROBIOTICS ; COLONISATION OF THE HUMAN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT; INVESTIGATING PROBIOTIC EFFECTS ; Gut-associated Lymphoid Tissue; Bacteriocins and other Antibacterial Factors ; Competitive Inhibition.
Confirmation of Probiotic Effects in Humans In Vivo CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; ENUMERATION AND VIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. CULTURE-DEPENDENT METHODS ; 2.1. Plate Counting ; 2.2. Enumeration by Colony Hybridization ; 2.3. Membrane Filter Count ; 2.4. Most Probable Number ; 3. FLUORESCENCE-BASED METHODS ; 3.1. Detection of Viable and Dead Cells with Fluorescent Dyes ; 3.2. Fluorescent in situ Hybridization ; 3.3. Direct Viability Count ; 3.4. Conclusions on Fluorescence-based Methods ; 4. MOLECULAR METHODS.
4.1. Target Molecules and their Relation to Viability 4.2. Methods for Quantifying Nucleic Acids ; 4.2.2. Real-time Quantitative PCR ; 4.2.3. Modifications of PCR Method Suitable for Viability Assessments; 4.2. Conclusions on Molecular Methods ; 5. ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS ; 5.1. Resistive Pulse Detection (Coulter Counter) ; 5.2. Impedance Measurements ; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; SELECTIVE MEDIA FOR ENUMERATION OF LACTIC ACID AND PROBIOTIC ORGANISMS IN DAIRY FOODS; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; DIFFERENTIAL ENUMERATION OF YOGHURT CULTURES AND PROBIOTIC BACTERIA.
Language English.
Subject Probiotics.
Prebiotics.
Probiotics
Probiotiques.
Prébiotiques.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
Prebiotics
Probiotics
Added Author Shah, Nagendra P.
Cruz, Adriano Gomes da.
Faria, José de Assis Fonseca.
Other Form: Print version: Probiotic and prebiotic foods Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011. 9781616688424 (hardcover) (DLC) 2010025410
ISBN 9781617288258 ebook
161728825X
9781616688424 hardcover
1616688424
Standard No. NZ1 15180964
DEBSZ 421426845
DEBBG BV043089701
AU@ 000051404675
AU@ 000049552141

 
    
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