Advances in Probiotic Technology

Content: Part I Probiotic Cells And The Cultivation    Isolation, Identification and Characterisation of Potential New Probiotics
 Endo, A. and Gueimonde, M.    A survey on established and novel strains for probiotic applications
 Salvetti, E., Torriani, S., and Felis, G.E.    Probiotic cell cultivation
 Santos, M., Tymczyszyn, E., Golowczyc, M., Mobili, P., and Gomez-Zavaglia, A.    Probiotics as cell factories for bioactive ingredients
 Focus on microbial polysaccharides and health beneficial effects
 London, L. E. E., Ross, R. P., Fitzgerald, G. F., Shanahan, F., Caplice, N. M., and Stanton, C.    Part II Molecular Aspects And Related Techniques    Identification and enumeration of probiotics
 Heller, K. J. and Meske, D.    Investigation of probiotic functionalities by proteomics
 Mazzeo, M. F. and Siciliano, R. A.     Requirements for a successful future of probiotics
 Hormansperger, G.    High-throughput techniques for studyingof gut microbiota
 Rousseau, C. and Butel, M.    Engineering of probiotics for technological and physiological functionalities
 Sleator, R.    Part III Preservation of Probiotics    Freezing of probiotic bacteria
 Beal, C. and Fonseca, F.    Freeze-drying of probiotics
 Aschenbrenner, M., Forst, P., and Kulozik, U.    Alternative drying processes for probiotics and starter cultures
 Forst, P.    Industrial aspects for probiotic production
 Anders Clausen and Susanne Gron    Process analytical technology (PAT) in freeze drying
 Fissore, D.    Storage of probiotic powder
 Santivarangkna, C.    Part IV Applications Of Probiotics    Encapsulation in Milk Protein Matrices and Controlled Release
 Wurth, R., Foerst, P., and Kulozik, U.    Novel dairy probiotic products
 Shah, N. P.    Non-dairy probiotic products
 Abu-Ghannam, N., and Rajauria, G.