Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Nutrition and Health

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Academic Editor

Akkinapally Venketeshwer Rao
Akkinapally Venketeshwer Rao

University of Toronto,
Canada

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Leticia Rao
Leticia Rao

University of Toronto,
Canada

Published13 July 2016

Doi10.5772/61495

ISBN978-953-51-2476-4

Print ISBN978-953-51-2475-7

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-5438-9

Copyright year2016

Number of pages394

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1. Prebiotic and Probiotic Approaches to Improving Food Safety on the Farm and Their Implications on Human Health

By William B. Smith, Todd R. Callaway, Luis O. Tedeschi, Francis M. Rouquette, Trisha Sheridan and Jennifer Adamski

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3. Prebiotics: Metabolism and Symbiotic Synergy with Probiotics in Promoting Health

By Nditange Shigwedha, Penny Hiwilepo-Van Hal, Li Jia, Liubov Sichel and Shuang Zhang

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5. The Synergistic Contribution of Lactobacillus and Dietary Phytophenols in Host Health

By Danielle N. Kling, Guillermo E. Marcial, Dana N. Roberson, Graciela L. Lorca and Claudio F. Gonzalez

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6. Pili in Probiotic Bacteria

By Vengadesan Krishnan, Priyanka Chaurasia and Abhiruchi Kant

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9. Fructosyltransferase Sources, Production, and Applications for Prebiotics Production

By Mariela R. Michel, Rosa M. Rodríguez-Jasso, Cristóbal N. Aguilar, Silvia M. Gonzalez-Herrera, Adriana C. Flores- Gallegos and Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera

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11. Probiotics in Childhood Celiac Disease

By Caterina Anania, Francesca Olivero, Eugenia Olivero and Lucia Pacifico

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12. Probiotics for Prevention and Treatment of Candidiasis and Other Infectious Diseases: Lactobacillus spp. and Other Potential Bacterial Species

By Michelle Peneluppi Silva, Rodnei Dennis Rossoni, Juliana Campos Junqueira and Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge

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14. Probiotic Microorganisms in Dry Fermented Meat Products

By Katarzyna Neffe‐Skocińska, Karolina Wójciak and Dorota Zielińska

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15. Pectic Oligosaccharides and Other Emerging Prebiotics

By Beatriz Míguez, Belén Gómez, Patricia Gullón, Beatriz Gullón and José Luis Alonso

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16. Yeasts as Potential Source for Prebiotic β-Glucan: Role in Human Nutrition and Health

By Pedro De Oliva-Neto, Sidmeire Santos Oliveira, Estevão Zilioli and Márcia Zilioli Bellini

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17. Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics and Functional Foods in Control and Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Colorectal Cancer

By Samuel Longoria-García, Ruth E. Belmares-Cerda, Mildred I.M. Flores-Verástegui, Juan C. Contreras-Esquivel, Julio C. Montañez-Sáenz and Mario Alberto Cruz-Hernández

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18. Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Biogenics for the Stomach

By Yasuhiko Komatsu, Yuji Aiba, Yasuhiro Nakano and Yasuhiro Koga

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