Probiotic dairy products / edited by Adnan Tamime.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Microbiota of the human gut / B. O'Grady and G.R. Gibson -- 2. Genomic characterisation of starter cultures / F. Dellaglio, G.E. Felis, S. Torriani, K. Sorensen and E. Johansen -- 3. Production and maintenance of viability of probiotic micro-organisms in dairy products / A.Y. Tamime, M. Saarela, A. Korslund Sondergaard, V.V. Mistry and N.P. Shah -- 4. Current legislation of probiotic products / M. Hickey -- 5. Enumeration and identification of mixed probiotic and lactic acid bacterial starter cultures / A.L. McCartney -- 6. Prebiotic ingredients with emphasis on galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides / F. Angus, S. Smart and C. Shortt -- 7. Health claims associated with probiotics / G.A. O'May and G.T. Macfarlane -- 8. Production of vitamins, exopolysaccharides and bacteriocins by probiotic bacteria / E.B. O'Connor, E. Barrett, G. Fitzgerald, C. Hill, C. Stanton and R.P. Ross.