Discovering probiotic microorganisms: in vitro, in vivo, genetic and omics approaches
Over the past decades the food industry has been revolutionized towards the production of functional foods due to an increasing awareness of the consumers on the positive role of food in wellbeing and health. By definition probiotic foods must contain live microorganisms in adequate amounts so as to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00058/full |