Publications

Use of biotics in animals: impact on nutrition, health, and food production

Swanson KS, Allenspach K, Amos G, Auchtung TA, Bassett SA, Bjørnvad CR, Everaert N, Martín-Orúe SM, Ricke SC, Ryan EP, Fahey GC Jr. Use of biotics in animals: impact on nutrition, health, and food production. J Anim Sci. 2025;103:skaf061. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaf061.

Antibiotic-perturbed microbiota and the role of probiotics.

Szajewska H, Scott KP, de Meij T, Forslund-Startceva SK, Knight R, Koren O, Little P, Johnston BC, Łukasik J, Suez J, Tancredi DJ, Sanders ME. Antibiotic-perturbed microbiota and the role of probiotics. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41575-024-01023-x. View-only full-text link.

Probiotics for preterms: sharing complex decision-making

Preidis GA, Berrington JE. Probiotics for preterms: sharing complex decision-making. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41575-024-01009-9.

Design and reporting of prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials in the context of diet and the gut microbiome

Whelan K, Alexander M, Gaiani C, Lunken G, Holmes A, Staudacher HM, Theis S, Marco ML. Design and reporting of prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials in the context of diet and the gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol. 2024;9(11):2785-2794. doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01831-6. View-only full-text link.

Classifying compounds as prebiotics - scientific perspectives and recommendations

Hutkins R, Walter J, Gibson GR, Bedu-Ferrari C, Scott K, Tancredi DJ, Wijeyesekera A, Sanders ME. Classifying compounds as prebiotics - scientific perspectives and recommendations. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41575-024-00981-6. View-only full-text link.

Is There Evidence to Support Probiotic Use for Healthy People?

Merenstein DJ, Tancredi DJ, Karl JP, Krist AH, Lenoir-Wijnkoop I, Reid G, Roos S, Szajewska H, Sanders ME. Is There Evidence to Support Probiotic Use for Healthy People? Adv Nutr. 2024;15(8):100265. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100265.

Frequently asked questions about the ISAPP postbiotic definition

Vinderola G, Sanders ME, Cunningham M, Hill C. Frequently asked questions about the ISAPP postbiotic definition. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024;14:1324565. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1324565.

Postbiotics in the medical field under the perspective of the ISAPP definition: scientific, regulatory, and marketing considerations

Vinderola G, Druart C, Gosálbez L, Salminen S, Vinot N, Lebeer S. Postbiotics in the medical field under the perspective of the ISAPP definition: scientific, regulatory, and marketing considerations. Front Pharmacol. 2023;14:1239745. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1239745.

Probiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—A Framework for Optimizing Product Standards

Shane AL, Preidis GA. Probiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - A Framework for Optimizing Product Standards. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2165.

Fermented foods: a perspective on their role in delivering biotics

Vinderola G, Cotter PD, Freitas M, Gueimonde M, Holscher HD, Ruas-Madiedo P, Salminen S, Swanson KS, Sanders ME, Cifelli CJ. Fermented foods: a perspective on their role in delivering biotics. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196239.

Emerging issues in probiotic safety: 2023 perspectives

Merenstein D, Pot B, Leyer G, Ouwehand AC, Preidis GA, Elkins CA, Hill C, Lewis ZT, Shane AL, Zmora N, Petrova NI, Collado MC, Morelli L, Montoya GA, Szajewska H, Tancredi DJ, Sanders, ME. Emerging issues in probiotic safety: 2023 perspectives. Gut Microbes 2023; 15(1) doi: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2185034.

Positive health outcomes associated with live microbe intake from foods, including fermented foods, assessed using NHANES database.

Hill C, Tancredi DJ, Cifelli CJ, Slavin JL, Gahche J, Marco ML, Hutkins R, Fulgoni VL, Merenstein D, Sanders ME. Positive health outcomes associated with live microbe intake from foods, including fermented foods, assessed using NHANES database. Journal of Nutrition 2023; S0022-3166(23)12622-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.02.019.

Commentary on: functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and function

Considerations for determining safety of probiotics: A USP perspective.

Roe AL, Boyte ME, Elkins CA, Goldman VS, Heimbach J, Madden E, Oketch-Rabah H, Sanders ME, Sirois J, Smith A. Considerations for determining safety of probiotics: A USP perspective. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 136:105266. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2022.105266.

Postbiotics: The concept and their use in healthy populations

Vinderola G, Sanders ME, Salminen S, Szajewska H. Postbiotics: The concept and their use in healthy populations. Front. Nutr. 2022;9:1002213. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac07

A Classification System for Defining and Estimating Dietary Intake of Live Microbes in US Adults and Children

Marco ML, Hutkins R, Hill C, Fulgoni VL, Cifelli CJ, Gahche J, Slavin JL, Merenstein D, Tancredi DJ, Sanders ME. A classification system for defining and estimating dietary intake of live microbes in US adults and children. J Nutr, 18 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac074

The Concept of Postbiotics

Vinderola, G.; Sanders, M.E.; Salminen, S. The Concept of Postbiotics. Foods 2022, 11, 1077. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11081077

Reply to: Postbiotics — when simplification fails to clarify

Salminen, et al. 2021. Reply to: Postbiotics — when simplification fails to clarify. Nature Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 18:649–667.

Applying probiotics and prebiotics in new delivery formats – is the clinical evidence transferable?

Cunningham M, Vinderola G, Charalampopoulos D, Lebeer S, Sanders ME, Grimaldi R. Applying probiotics and prebiotics in new delivery formats – is the clinical evidence transferable? Trends Food Sci Technol. 2021;112:495-506.

Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics

Salminen, et al. Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics. Nature Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 18, 649–667 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00440-6

Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Cunningham M, Azcarate-Peril MA, Barnard A, Benoit V, Grimaldi R, Guyonnet D, Holscher HD, Hunter K, Manurung S, Obis D, Petrova MI, Steinert RE, Swanson KS, van Sinderen D, Vulevic J, Gibson GR. Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics. Trends Microbiol. 2021 Feb 4:S0966-842X(21)00005-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.01.003.

Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

Marco, et al. Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 18, 196–208 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-020-00390-5

Should There Be a Recommended Daily Intake of Microbes?

Marco ML, Hill C, Hutkins R, Slavin J, Tancredi DJ, Merenstein D, Sanders ME. Should There Be a Recommended Daily Intake of Microbes? J Nutr. 13 November 2020.

Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics

Swanson KS, Gibson GR, Hutkins R, Reimer RA, Reid G, Verbeke K, Scott KP, Holscher HD, Azad MB, Delzenne NM, Sanders ME. Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-020-0344-2.

Criteria to qualify microorganisms as 'probiotic' in foods and dietary supplements

Binda S, Hill C, Johansen E, Obis D, Pot BD, Sanders ME, Tremblay A, Ouwehand AC. 2020. Criteria to qualify microorganisms as 'probiotic' in foods and dietary supplements. Front. Microbiol. 11:1162. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01662.