TY - CHAP AU - José Maldonado ED - Elena Franco-Robles ED - Joel Ramírez-Emiliano Y1 - 2019-08-29 PY - 2019 T1 - Probiotics and Prebiotics in Infant Formulae N2 - Probiotic bacteria are found in the intestinal microbiota of the host and favor multiple metabolic reactions. Prebiotics provide food for probiotic bacteria and have an effect on their own performance in favor of host health. Numerous metabolic and immunological mechanisms are involved in its effects. Probiotics have been studied for several decades and their use for human consumption is still unclear. However, new types of molecules with prebiotic functions and components of probiotic bacteria with therapeutic potential are still being studied. The versatility of these molecules makes their incorporation into human food and animal diets feasible. This book is a compendium of recent scientific information on the use of probiotics and prebiotics for the benefit of human and animal health. BT - Prebiotics and Probiotics SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88609 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.88609 SN - 978-1-78985-922-5 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -