Immunobiotics: Interactions of Beneficial Microbes with the Immune System

• Main Author: Haruki Kitazawa (auth)
• Other Authors: Julio Villena (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; infection; inflammation; mucosal immune system; beneficial microbes; Immunobiotics; lactic acid bacteria; probiotics
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The term "immunobiotics" has been proposed to define microbial strains able to beneficially regulate the mucosal immune system. Research in immunobiotics has significantly evolved as researchers employed cutting-edge technologies to investigate the complex interactions of these beneficial...