Recent and ongoing developments in microbiome science are enabling new frontiers of
research for probiotics and prebiotics. Novel types, mechanisms, and applications currently …

Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four
simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms …

International competition within the dairy market and increasing public awareness about the
importance of functional food consumption are providing new challenges for innovation in …

While often obvious for macroscopic organisms, determining whether a microbe is dead or
alive is fraught with complications. Fields such as microbial ecology, environmental health …

Food is the essential need of human life and has nutrients that support growth and health.
Gastrointestinal tract microbiota involves valuable microorganisms that develop therapeutic …

Background Continuous transformation and development of new detection tools for bacteria
has converted the laborious scientific work into smart apparatus in recent years. The journey …

With the development of the economy and progress in science and technology, people are
paying increasing attention to food safety, and food safety testing technology has also …

Food safety is a major concern in the context of rising population and decreasing earth
resources. Food is often contaminated by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, which …

Fish are the most diverse and widely distributed vertebrates, yet little is known about the
microbial ecology of fishes nor the biological and environmental factors that influence fish …

Yogurt is a milk-based product manufactured by lactic acid fermentation enabled by
symbiotic yogurt cultures. Yogurt is largely considered to be a health product, and it is …