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1 online resource |
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Advances in food safety and food microbiology |
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Advances in food safety and food microbiology.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Description based on print version record |
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Probiotics.
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Prebiotics.
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Probiotics
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Prebiotics
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Probiotics
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Shah, Nagendra P
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Cruz, Adriano Gomes da
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Faria, José de Assis Fonseca
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| LC no. |
2020687822 |
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9781617288258 |
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161728825X |
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