"Prebiotics and Probiotics: Potential Benefits in Nutrition and Health" ed. by Elena Franco-Robles, Joel Ramírez-Emiliano

This book is a compendium of recent scientific information on the use of probiotics and prebiotics for the benefit of human and animal health.

Probiotic bacteria are found in the intestinal microbiota of the host and favor multiple metabolic reactions. Prebiotics provide food for probiotic bacteria and have an effect on their own performance in favor of host health. Numerous metabolic and immunological mechanisms are involved in its effects. Probiotics have been studied for several decades and their use for human consumption is still unclear. However, new types of molecules with prebiotic functions and components of probiotic bacteria with therapeutic potential are still being studied. The versatility of these molecules makes their incorporation into human food and animal diets feasible.

Contents
Preface1.Probiotics and Prebiotics in Infant Formulae
2.Comparision of Antioxidant Activity of Cow and Goat Milk During Fermentation with Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5
3.Prebiotics and Probiotics - Potential Benefits in Human Nutrition and Health
4.Functional Attributes and Health Benefits of Novel Prebiotic Oligosaccharides Derived from Xylan, Arabinan, and Mannan
5.Cholesterol Uptake and Survival of Lactococcus lactis Strains in Fluids Simulating the Human Stomach and Duodenum
6.Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Bacterial Infections
7.Probiotics in Health and Immunity: A First Step toward Understanding the Importance of Microbiota System in Translational Medicine
8.Bacterial Cell-Free Probiotics Using Effective Substances Produced by Probiotic Bacteria, for Application in the Oral Cavity
9.Role of the Microbiome as the First Metal Detoxification Mechanism
10.Could Gut Modulation through Probiotic Supplementation Be Beneficial in Autism Spectrum Disorder?
11.Prebiotics and the Modulation on the Microbiota-GALT-Brain Axis
12.The Use of Probiotics in Poultry Production for the Control of Bacterial Infections and Aflatoxins
13.Use of Prebiotics as an Alternative to Antibiotic Growth Promoters in the Poultry Industry