Index page for: Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health

Table of Contents Introduction to Prebiotics and Probiotics, Wilhelm H. HolzapfelDevelopment of Probiotic Food Ingredients, Katja Schmid, Ralf-Christian Schlothauer, Udo Friedrich,Christine Staudt, Juha Apajalahti, and Egon Bech HansenTaxonomy and Biology of Probiotics, Lorenzo Morelli and Maria L. CallegariPrimary Sources of Probiotic Cultures, Daniel J. O'SullivanProperties of Evidence-Based Probiotics for HumanHealth, Lynne V. McFarland and Gary W. ElmerGenetic Engineering of Probiotic Bacteria, Collette Desmond, Paul Ross, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Catherine StantonImmunochemical Methods for Detection of Probiotics, Anal?a G. Abraham, Mar?a Serradell, Graciela L. Garrote,Alberto C. Fossati, and Graciela L. De AntoniMolecular-Based Methods Directed Toward Probiotics, Marlene E. Janes and Nigel CookApplication of Repetitive Element Sequence-Based (rep-)PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresisfor the Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria inProbiotic Products, Robin Temmerman, Liesbeth Masco, Geert Huys, and Jean SwingsGenetically Modified Probiotics, Farid E. AhmedUse of Probiotics in Preharvest Food Safety Applications, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez and Gerry P. SchambergerPreharvest Food Safety Applications of CompetitiveExclusion Cultures and Probiotics, Robin C. Anderson, Kenneth J. Genovese, Roger B. Harvey,Todd R. Callaway, and David J. NisbetProbiotics as Biopreservatives for Enhancing Food Safety, Ipek GoktepeEU Perspectives on Food, Gastrointestinal TractFunctionality, and Human Health, Tiina Mattila-Sandholm, Liisa L?hteenm?ki, and Maria SaarelaModulation of Epithelial Function and Local ImmuneSystem by Probiotics: Mechanisms Involved, Sandrine M?nard and Martine HeymanProbiotics in Cancer Prevention, Kazuhiro Hirayama and Joseph RafterStatistical Considerations for Testing the Efficacy of Probiotics, Mohamed AhmednaThe Safety of Probiotics in Foods in Europe and ItsLegislation, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Herman Goossens,Geert Huys, Jean Swings, Marc Vancanneyt, and Anu L?hteenm?kiProbiotics in Food Safety and Human Health: Current Status of Regulations on the Use of Probiotics in Foods in Japan, Yoichi Fukushima and Hisakazu IinoIndex