Probiotics and prebiotics play an important role in human nutrition. In recent years there has
been a significant increase in research on the characterization and verification potential …

The use of probiotics is a new way to control and treat infections in this modern era.
Application of beneficial bacteria to protect against detrimental bacteria in the …

Probiotics are live microorganisms that live in gastrointestinal (GI) tract and are beneficial for
their hosts and prevent certain diseases. In this chapter, after a complete introduction to …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are known for their biotechnological potential. Moreover, LAB are
distinguished by amazing criteria: Adjusting the intestinal environment, inhibiting pathogenic …

Probiotics refer to harmless live normal flora/microorganisms that provide a health benefit on
the host, when administered in adequate amounts and it also leads to have nutritional …

Probiotics have been defined in several ways, depending on our understanding of the
mechanisms of action of their effects on health and well-being of humans. The term probiotic …

Over the last few years, probiotics (commercialized as food, dietary supplements of living
bacteria or pharmaceuticals) have attracted the interest of scientists as well as consumers …

The term “probiotics”(meaning “for life” in Greek) refers products containing live
microorganisms, which increase the population of friendly intestinal bacteria upon ingestion …

Probiotics are among the important functional foods. They comprise approximately 65% of
the world functional food market. Probiotic products are foods, which improve intestinal …

This chapter introduces the possibility of using probiotics in food products as well as the
trends in modern food technology that are directed towards producing healthy and safe …