Therapeutic microbiology : probiotics and related strategies

421 Pages·2008·5.935 MB·English

by  Wilson, Michael, Versalovic, James

Therapeutic
Microbiology
PROBIOTICS AND
RELATED STRATEGIES
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Therapeutic
Microbiology
PROBIOTICS AND
RELATED STRATEGIES
Edited by
James Versalovic
Department of Pathology,
Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston
Michael Wilson
Eastman Dental Institute,
University College London,
London, United Kingdom
Washington,DC
Copyright © 2008 ASM Press
American Society for Microbiology
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Therapeutic microbiology : probiotics and related strategies / [edited by] James
Versalovic, Michael Wilson.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-55581-403-8
1. Probiotics. 2. Microorganisms—Therapeutic use. I. Versalovic, James. II. Wilson,
Michael, 1947 Apr. 12–
[DNLM: 1. Probiotics—therapeutic use. 2. Gastrointestinal Diseases—prevention &
control. 3. Gastrointestinal Diseases—therapy. 4. Intestines—immunology.
5. Intestines—microbiology. QU 145.5 T398 2008]
RM666.P835T54 2008
615(cid:1).329––dc22 2008016646
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Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xv
1. Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
Mary Ellen Sanders
2. Basic Biology 7
2.1. The Indigenous Microbiota 9
2 Role of the Indigenous Microbiota in Health and Disease 9
Gerald W. Tannock
2.2. Biology of Effector Organisms for Probiotic and Replacement
Therapy 19
3 Lactobacilli 19
Covadonga Barbés
4 Bifi dobacteria: the Model Human Gut Commensal 35
Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni, Angela Ribbera,
Elena Foroni, and Douwe van Sinderen
5 Saccharomyces spp. 51
Xinhua Chen and Ciarán P. Kelly
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vi Contents
6 Streptococci as Effector Organisms for Probiotic
and Replacement Therapy 61
John R. Tagg, Jeremy P. Burton, Philip A. Wescombe,
and Chris N. Chilcott
7 Escherichia coli 83
Michael Schultz
8 Formulation, Administration, and Delivery of Probiotics 97
Kasipathy Kailasapathy
2.3. Prebiotics and Functional Carbohydrates 119
9 Introduction to Prebiotics 119
Helena M. R. T. Parracho, Delphine M. Saulnier,
Anne L. McCartney, and Glenn R. Gibson
10 Human Milk Oligosaccharides as Prebiotics 131
Giovanni V. Coppa and Orazio Gabrielli
11 Inulin-Type Fructans 147
Jan Van Loo and Douwina Bosscher
12 Resistant Starch as a Prebiotic 159
Anthony R. Bird and David L. Topping
13 Effects of Prebiotic Supplementation on Bone Mineral
Metabolism and Weight in Humans 175
Steven A. Abrams
14 Prebiotics and Lipid Metabolism 183
Nathalie M. Delzenne, Patrice D. Cani, and
Audrey M. Neyrinck
2.4. Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria 193
15 Functional Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria 193
Tri Duong and Todd R. Klaenhammer
2.5. Proteomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria 205
16 Proteomic Approaches To Study Lactic Acid Bacteria 205
David P. A. Cohen, Elaine E. Vaughan,
Willem M. de Vos, and Erwin G. Zoetendal
3. Therapeutic Microbiology in Human Medicine 223
3.1. Probiotics 225
17 Probiotics in Human Medicine: Overview 225
Jennifer K. Spinler and James Versalovic
Contents vii
18 Probiotics and Other Organisms in Allergy and Autoimmune
Diseases 231
G. A. W. Rook and N. Witt
19 Probiotics in Oral Biology and Dentistry 249
J. H. Meurman
20 Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Diseases 255
Francisco Guarner
21 Probiotics and Diseases of the Genitourinary Tract 271
Gregor Reid
22 Probiotics in Neurology and Psychiatry 285
Paul Forsythe and John Bienenstock
3.2. Prebiotics 299
23 Prebiotics in Human Medicine 299
Ian Rowland
3.3. Synbiotics 307
24 Synbiotics in Human Medicine 307
Stig Bengmark
4. Therapeutic Microbiology in Veterinary Medicine 323
25 Strategies for Altering the Intestinal Microbiota of Animals 325
Sergey R. Konstantinov and Jerry Wells
26 Probiotics in Veterinary Medicine 341
J. Scott Weese, Shayan Sharif, and Alex Rodriguez-Palacios
27 Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Companion Animal Science 357
David Hernot, Eva Ogué, George Fahey, and
Robert A. Rastall
5. Viral Strategies 371
28 Phage Therapy 373
Mikael Skurnik, Saija Kiljunen, and Maria Pajunen
6. Future Prospects 391
29 The Road Ahead: a Look at the Future 393
James Versalovic and Michael Wilson
Index 397
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Contributors
Steven A. Abrams
USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, and Dept. of Pediatrics, Texas
Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates St., Houston, TX
77030
Covadonga Barbés
Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de
Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Stig Bengmark
Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School, 69-75
Chenies Mews, London WC1E 6HX, United Kingdom
John Bienenstock
The Brain-Body Institute and Dept. of Pathology and Molecular Medicine,
McMaster University, and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada
Anthony R. Bird
Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organization, Food Futures
National Research Flagship, and CSIRO Human Nutrition, Adelaide, South
Australia
Douwina Bosscher
BENEO-Orafti, Aandorenstraat 1, B3300 Tienen, Belgium
Jeremy P. Burton
BLIS Technologies Ltd., Centre for Innovation, University of Otago, P.O. Box
56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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