Twenty-two Papers Delivered at the 2006 Conference

Proceedings published: Twenty-two papers delivered at the 2006 conference held in Maryland titled “Developing Probiotics as Food and Drugs: Scientific and Regulatory Challenges” sponsored by Drug Information Association (www.diahome.org), ISAPP and others have been published as a supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases (February 1, Volume 46, Supplement 2, 2008).

American Academy of Microbiology Releases Report

The American Academy of Microbiology released a report “Probiotic Microbes: The Scientific Basis” June 7, 2006. The report is the outcome of a colloquium convened by the American Academy of Microbiology in November 2005 to discuss the current state of knowledge regarding probiotics. Download report

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Scientific Aspects, 2005

Probiotics and Prebiotics: Scientific Aspects, 2005. Edited by Gerald W. Tannock University of Otago, Dunedin , New Zealand (Caister Academic Press). Chapters include: Molecular Methods in Microbial Ecology (Erwin G. Zoetendal and Roderick I. Mackie), Taxonomy of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria (Franco Dellaglio and Giovanna E. Felis), The Microecology of Lactobacilli in the Gastrointestinal Tract (Jens […]

Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics on Flora and Immunity in Adults

Effects of probiotics and prebiotics on flora and immunity in adults. Report by AFSSA (Agence Francaise de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments or in English, French Food Safety Agency), February 2005, in both English (p. 59) and French. Download report

Infant Foods and Modification on the Intestinal Flora

Infant foods and modification on the intestinal flora, Report by AFSSA (Agence Francaise de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments or in English, French Food Safety Agency), June 2003, in both English (p. 39) and French. Download report