The myth and therapeutic potentials of postbiotics

Microbiome and Metabolome in Diagnosis, Therapy, and other Strategic Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 201-211

  Foo, Hooi Ling ^a   Loh, Teck Chwen ^a   Abdul Mutalib, Nur Elina ^a   Rahim, Raha Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic growth promoter; Antiproliferation; Cytotoxicity; Food additives; Lactobacillus plantarum; Postbiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85082501342     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815249-2.00021-X     Document Type: Chapter

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