Interest in probiotics, their mechanisms and applications has grown at a fast pace in recent decades. Probiotics have several proven or proposed health benefits, and the probiotics market is worth billions of dollars. This book brings the reader the latest studies in the field, presenting recent findings and discussing possible new advances. The first part of the book focuses on probiotics in animals. Here, the authors present studies of topics including the protective effect of probiotic strains in ruminants, the prevention of indomethacin-induced enteropathy with probiotic bioflora in rats, and the isolation of bacteria with probiotic capabilities isolated from the digestive tract of Pterophyllum sclare. Part two addresses general topics in probiotics, their effects and applications. Here, the reader will find new insights into topics including probiotics in fermented dairy products, probiotics and lactose intolerance, current understanding of the effects of probiotics on human health, and the role of bioactive components of milk and honey in microbial interactions in the gut. This is a wide-ranging text that offers both current knowledge and directions for future development.
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