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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Handbook Of Probiotics And Prebiotics 2nd Edition by Lee Yuan Kun Et.Al
About the Book: Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics: 2nd EditionSince the publication of the first edition in 1999, the science of probiotics and prebiotics has matured greatly and garnered more interest. While other books in the field have been published, they take the form of review chapters and there is no other handbook on the market. This edition updates the data in its predecessor methods protocols, cell line and animal models, new understanding of probiotic mechanisms, information on commercially available human probiotic microorganisms, expanded detail on the safety issue regarding novel probiotic bacteria and coverage of prebiotics.ContentsPart I: ProbioticsChapter 1: Probiotic microorganismsChapter 2: Selection and maintenance of probiotic microorganismsChapter 3: Genetic modification of probiotic microorganismsChapter 4: Role of probiotics in health and diseasesChapter 5: Mechanisms of probioticsChapter 6: Commercially available human probiotic microorganismsPart II: PrebioticsChapter 7: PrebioticsAbout the Author: Yuan Kun Lee, Seppo SalminenYuan Kun Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the National University of Singapore, where he researches fermentation and microbe-host interactions and probiotics. Dr. Lee has written 90 journal papers, 60 conference proceedings, 28 book chapters and 3 books. He is also the holder of 3 patents. Seppo Salminen is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry at the University of Turku in Finland. He is also a visiting professor of Food Toxicology at RMIT in Australia. Dr. Salminen has written over 240 refereed publications, several book chapters and 5 books.