Probiotics: From the ancient wisdom to the actual therapeutical and nutraceutical perspective

Probiotic Bacteria and Enteric Infections: Cytoprotection by Probiotic Bacteria

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-37

  Caramia, Giuseppe ^a   Silvi, Stefania ^b  

^a G Salesi Specialized Hospital for Mothers and Children   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional foods; Intestinal microbiota; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900662033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0386-5_1     Document Type: Chapter

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