Microbiota : Current Research and Emerging Trends.

Intro -- Contents -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- 1: Microbiome: Effects of Ageing and Diet -- Introduction -- The physiology and the immune status in the elderly -- High-throughput techniques for the study of the microbiome -- The evolution of the intestinal microbiota through ageing -- Gastrointestinal infections in the elderly -- An integrated approach to changes on the intestinal microbiota, dietary patterns and lifestyle factors: from adulthood to senescence -- Restoring a balanced microbiome through diet and lifestyle -- Concluding remarks -- 2: Dysbiosis in Infants is an Important Environmental Factor of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease -- Introduction -- The microbiome in early life and childhood: a dynamic interplay with the host as an important factor in DOHaD -- Factors influencing the early life gut microbiota composition -- DOHaD and the non-communicable disease epidemic -- DOHaD and dysbiosis -- Pathophysiological role of host microbiota in DOHaD -- Conclusion -- 3: Beneficial Effects of Probiotics for Infants and Children with Dysbiosis -- Introduction -- Intestinal microbiota composition in infants and children -- Dysbiosis in infants and children -- Probiotics: definition from the FAO/WHO guideline -- Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of disease in infants and children -- Applicability of probiotics for healthy children -- Conclusion -- 4: Metaproteomics Approach to Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease -- Introduction -- From metagenomics to metaproteomics -- Overcoming the main challenges in metaproteome characterization -- The gut metaproteome in health and disease -- Future perspectives in metaproteomic research -- 5: Gut Microbiome: The Role in Neurodevelopment -- Introduction -- Prevalence of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders -- A symbiotic composition.

The mind-gut intercommunication -- Neurochemicals and neuropeptides -- Modifying aspects of the functional gut -- Role of the gut microbiome in neurodevelopment -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Schizophrenia -- Depression -- Prospective therapeutic interventions -- Future outlook and conclusion -- 6: An Insight into the Link between Oral Health and Neurological Diseases -- Introduction -- Normal oral microbiota -- Prominent factors influencing the oral ecology -- Biofilm formation -- The mouth-brain connection -- Management of oral health -- Summary and conclusion -- 7: The Influence of Gut Microbiota's Composition on the Carcinogenesis of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers -- Introduction -- Gut microbiota composition -- Therapeutic approach targeting the microbiota -- Limitations and future trends of gut microbiome studies -- Conclusion -- Index.

In this timely book expert international authors review selected hot-topics in this area to provide an up-to-date overview. Topics covered include: effect of ageing and diet; dysbiosis as an environmental factor; beneficial effects of probiotics on infants and children with dysbiosis; metaproteomics of the gut microbiota; gut microbiome and neuro development; the link between oral health and neurological disease; and the influence of the gut microbiome composition on GI tract cancer. The book is essential reading for everyone working with human microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics from the PhD student to the experienced scientist.

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