Colonic Microbiota, Nutrition and Health

Introduction; M.B. Roberfroid, G.R. Gibson. 1. The Human Colonic Microbiota; G.T. Macfarlane, A.J. McBain. 2. Growth Substrates for the Gut Microflora; H. Andersson, A.M. Langkilde. 3. Biochemistry of fermentation; A. Bernalier, et al. 4. Short Chain Fatty Acids; C. Demigne, et al. 5. Bacterial Colonisation of Surfaces in the Large Intestine; S. Macfarlane, et al. 6. Probiotics; R. Fuller. 7. Prebiotics; G.R. Gibson, et al. 8. Dietary Fibre and Non-Digestible Oligosaccharides; J. Slavin. 9. Taxonomy and Systematics of Predominant Gut Anaerobes; P.A. Lawson. 10. Application of Taxonomy and Systematics to Molecular Techniques in Intestinal Microbiology; R. Sharp, C. Ziemer. 11. The Molecular Biology of Bifidobacteria; S.F. Park. 12. Intestinal Microflora and the Mucosal Mechanisms of Protection; E.J. Schiffrin, D. Brassart. 13. Actions of non-digestible carbohydrates on blood lipids in humans and animals; N. Delzenne, C.M. Williams. 14. Bioavailability of Minerals; S.J. Fairweather-Tait, I.T. Johnson. 15. Diet and Biotransformation of Carcinogenic Compounds in the Gut by Enzymes of Microflora and of Intestinal Cells; B.L. Pool-Zobel. 16. Large Bowel Cancer and Colonic Foods; A.V. Rao. 17. Gastrointestinal Infections; E. Isolauri, et al. 18. Probiotics in Consumer Products; R. Korpela, M. Saxelin. 19. Prebiotics in Consumer Products; A. Franck. Index.