Publications

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: 112, June 2021, Pages 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.

Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics and the Implications for Early Career Researchers

Spacova I, Dodiya HB, Happel A-U, Strain C, Vandenheuvel D, Wang X and Reid G. 2020. Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics and the Implications for Early Career Researchers. Front. Microbiol. 11:1400. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01400

Probiotics as a Tx resource in primary care 

Merenstein DJ, Sanders ME, Tancredi DJ. Probiotics as a Tx resource in primary care. J Fam Pract. 2020 Apr;69(3):E1-E10.

Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West

Tamang, J.P., P. Cotter, A. Endo, N.S. Han, R. Kort, S.Q. Liu, B. Mayo, N. Westerik, and R. Hutkins. 2020. Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12520

Probiotics and prebiotics in intestinal health and disease: from biology to the clinic

Sanders, M. E., D. J. Merenstein, G. Reid, G. R. Gibson, and R. A. Rastall. 2019. Probiotics and prebiotics in intestinal health and disease: from biology to the clinic. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Oct;16(10):605-616.

Developments in understanding and applying prebiotics in research and practice

Scott KP, Grimaldi R, Cunningham M, Sarbini SR, Wijeyesekera A, Tang MLK, Lee JC‐Y, Yau YF, Ansell J, Theis S, Yang K, Menon R, Arfsten J, Manurung S, Gourineni V, Gibson GR. 2019. Developments in understanding and applying prebiotics in research and practice—an ISAPP conference paper. J Appl Micro128: 934—949. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14424

Improving End-User Trust in the Quality of Commercial Probiotic Products

Jackson S, Schoeni JL, Vegge C, Pane M, Stahl B, Bradley M, Goldman VS, Burguière P, Atwater JB, Sanders ME. Improving End-User Trust in the Quality of Commercial Probiotic Products. Frontiers in Microbiol. 2019 Apr 17;10:739. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.0073.

Does probiotic consumption reduce antibiotic utilization for common acute infections? A systematic review

King S, Tancredi D, Lenoir-Wijnkoop I,  Sanders ME, Gould K, Vann H, Connors G, Linder J, Shane A, Merenstein DJ. Does probiotic consumption reduce antibiotic utilization for common acute infections? A systematic review. 2019. Eur J Pub Health, cky185, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky185.

‘Brain Fogginess’ and D-Lactic Acidosis: Probiotics Are Not the Cause

Quigley E, Pot B, Sanders ME. ‘Brain Fogginess’ and D-Lactic Acidosis: Probiotics Are Not the Cause. Nature, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. Published Online September 24, 2018.

Expanding the reach of probiotics through social enterprises

Reid G, Kort R, Alvarez S, Bourdet- Sicard R, Benoit V, Cunningham M,  Saulnier DM, van Hylckama  Vlieg JET, Verstraelen H, Sybesma W. Expanding the reach of probiotics through social enterprises. Beneficial Microbes, 9 (5): 707-715.

Fermented Foods as a Dietary Source of Live Organisms

Rezac S, Kok CR, Heermann M, Hutkins R.  Fermented Foods as a Dietary Source of Live Organisms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018 Aug 24.

Probiotics for human use

Sanders ME, Merenstein DJ, Merrifield CA, Hutkins R. Probiotics for human use. Nutrition Bulletin 43(3): 212-225.

Identification of probiotic effector molecules: present state and future perspectives

Lebeer S, Bron PA, Marco ML, Van Pijkeren JP, O’Connell Motherway M, Hill C, Pot B, Roos S, Klaenhammer T. Identification of probiotic effector molecules: present state and future perspectives. 2018. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 49:217-223.

Shared mechanisms among probiotic taxa: implications for general probiotic claims

Sanders ME, Benson A, Lebeer S, Merenstein DJ, Klaenhammer TR. 2018. Shared mechanisms among probiotic taxa: implications for general probiotic claims. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 49: 207-216.

Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 to treat infant colic: a meta-analysis

Paper incompletely describes evidence-based usage of probiotics

Sanders ME, Younes J. Paper incompletely describes evidence-based usage of probiotics. Published Online 20 Oct 2017.