Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health / Edition 1

by Ipek Goktepe, Vijay K. Juneja, Mohamed Ahmedna

Overview

Our understanding of foodborne pathogens has dramatically increased over the past two decades, including the discovery of microorganisms previously not known to cause foodborne illness, making it necessary to reconsider traditional approaches to preservation. This timely volume presents an in-depth characterization of probiotic strains and explores their mechanism of action in humans. It also discusses the development of products that promote health by guarding against gastrointestinal diseases. Unique in its coverage of our emergent understanding of probiotics, it paves the way for creating opportunities to develop foods with specific health benefits for different subpopulations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574445145
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/2005
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ipek Goktepe, Vijay K. Juneja, Mohamed Ahmedna

Table of Contents

Introduction to Prebiotics and Probiotics. Development of Probiotic Food Ingredients. Taxonomy and Biology of Probiotics. Primary Sources of Probiotic Cultures. Properties of Evidence-Based Probiotics for Human Health. Genetic Engineering of Probiotic Bacteria. Immunochemical Methods for Detection of Probiotics. Molecular-Based Methods Directed Toward Probiotics. Application of Repetitive Element Sequence-Based (rep-) PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis for the Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Probiotic Products. Genetically Modified Protobiotics. Use of Probiotics in Preharvest Food Safety Applications. Preharvest Food Safety Applications of Competitive Exclusion Cultures and Probiotics. Probiotics as Biopreservatives for Enhancing Food Safety. EU Perspectives on Food, Gastrointestinal Tract Functionality, and Human Health. Modulation of Epithelial Function and Local Immune System by Probiotics: Mechanisms Involved. Probiotics in Cancer Prevention. Statistical Considerations for Testing the Efficacy of Probiotics. The Safety of Probiotics in Foods in Europe and Its
Legislation. Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health: Current Status of Regulations on the Use of Probiotics in Foods in Japan. Index.