| Description |
viii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / M. B. Roberfroid and G. R. Gibson -- Ch. 1. The Human Colonic Microbiota / G. T. Macfarlane and A. J. McBain -- Ch. 2. Growth Substrates for the Gut Microflora / H. Andersson and A. M. Langkilde -- Ch. 3. Biochemistry of fermentation / A. Bernalier, J. Dore and M. Durand -- Ch. 4. Short Chain Fatty Acids / C. Demigne, C. Remesy and C. Morand -- Ch. 5. Bacterial Colonisation of Surfaces in the Large Intestine / S. Macfarlane, J. H. Cummings and G. T. Macfarlane -- Ch. 6. Probiotics / R. Fuller -- Ch. 7. Prebiotics / G. R. Gibson, R. A. Rastall and M. B. Roberfroid -- Ch. 8. Dietary Fibre and Non-Digestible Oligosaccharides / J. Slavin -- Ch. 9. Taxonomy and Systematics of Predominant Gut Anaerobes / P. A. Lawson -- Ch. 10. Application of Taxonomy and Systematics to Molecular Techniques in Intestinal Microbiology / R. Sharp and C. Ziemer -- Ch. 11. The Molecular Biology of Bifidobacteria / S. F. Park |
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Ch. 12. Intestinal Microflora and the Mucosal Mechanisms of Protection / E. J. Schiffrin and D. Brassart -- Ch. 13. Actions of non-digestible carbohydrates on blood lipids in humans and animals / N. Delzenne and C. M. Williams -- Ch. 14. Bioavailability of Minerals / S. J. Fairweather-Tait and I. T. Johnson -- Ch. 15. Diet and Biotransformation of Carcinogenic Compounds in the Gut by Enzymes of Microflora and of Intestinal Cells / B. L. Pool-Zobel -- Ch. 16. Large Bowel Cancer and Colonic Foods / A. V. Rao -- Ch. 17. Gastrointestinal Infections / Erika Isolauri, Heikki Arvilommi and Seppo Salminen -- Ch. 18. Probiotics in Consumer Products / R. Korpela and M. Saxelin -- Ch. 19. Prebiotics in Consumer Products / A. Franck |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gastrointestinal system -- Microbiology.
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Nutrition.
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Nutrition
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Gastrointestinal Diseases.
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| Author |
Roberfroid, M. B.
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Gibson, Glenn R.
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| LC no. |
99040946 |
| ISBN |
0412798808 Hardbound alkaline paper |
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