Probiotics in food safety and human health. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ipek Goktepe, Vijay K. Juneja, and Mohamed Ahmedna.
• Other Names: Goktepe, Ipek; Juneja, Vijay K, 1956-; Ahmedna, Mohamed
• Contents: Introduction to prebiotics and probiotics / Wilhelm H. Holzapfel -- Development of probiotic food ingredients / Katja Schmid, et. al. -- Taxonomy and biology of probiotics / Lorenzo Morelli and Maria L. Callegari -- Primary sources of probiotic cultures / Daniel J. O'Sullivan -- Properties of evidence-based probiotics for human health / Lynne V. McFarland and Gary W. Elmer -- Genetic engineering of probiotic bacteria / Collette Desmond, et. al. -- Immunochemical methods for detection of probiotics / Analia G. Abraham, et. al. -- Molecular-based methods directed toward probiotics / Marlene E. Janes and Nigel Cook -- Application of repetitive element sequence-based (rep- ) PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for the identification of lactic acid bacteria in probiotic products / Robin Temmerman, et. al. -- Genetically modified probiotics / Farid E. Ahmed -- Use of probiotics in preharvest food safety applications / Francisco Diez-Gonzalez and Gerry P. Schamberger -- Preharvest food safety applications of competitive exclusion cultures and probiotics / Robin C. Anderson, et. al. -- Probiotics as biopreservatives for enhancing food safety / Ipek Goktepe -- EU perspectives on food, gastrointestinal tract functionality, and human health / Tiina Mattila-Sandholm, Liisa Lahteenmaki, and Maria Saarela -- Modulation of epithelial function and local immune system by probiotics: mechanisms involved / Sandrine Menard and Martine Heyman -- Probiotics in cancer prevention / Kazuhiro Hirayama and Joseph Rafter -- Statistical considerations for testing the efficacy of probiotics / Mohamed Ahmedna -- The safety of probiotics in foods in Europe and its legislation / Arthur C. Ouwehand, et. al. -- Probiotics in food safety and human health: current status of regulations on the use of probiotics in foods in Japan / Yoichi Fukushima and Hisakazu Iino.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (494 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.3/301; Intestines -- Microbiology; Food -- Microbiology; Microorganisms -- Therapeutic use; Functional foods; Food Microbiology; MEDICAL -- Gastroenterology; Food -- Microbiology; Functional foods; Intestines -- Microbiology; Microorganisms -- Therapeutic use; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420027570; 1420027573
• Related ISBNs: 1574445146; 9781574445145
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.