Probiotics

Encyclopedia of Food and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 510-515

  Kumar, H ^a   Salminen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antimicrobial activity; Bacteriocins; Bifidobacteria; Cholesterol; Gut microbiota; Health; Human gut; Immune system; Lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus; Microbiota; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033780744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00570-5     Document Type: Chapter

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