Probiotics and prebiotics : scientific aspects

This book represents a state-of-the-art compendium of fundamental science related to early 21st century probiotic/prebiotic research. Probiotics are products aimed at delivering living bacterial cells to the gut ecosystem of humans and other animals, whereas prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrat...

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Published: Norfolk, U.K Caister Academic Press 2005
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Summary:This book represents a state-of-the-art compendium of fundamental science related to early 21st century probiotic/prebiotic research. Probiotics are products aimed at delivering living bacterial cells to the gut ecosystem of humans and other animals, whereas prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates delivered in food to the large bowel to provide fermentable substrates for selected bacteria.