Springer METABIOTICS: PRESENT STATE, CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES

From the Back Cover Aimed at students, researchers, nutritionists, and developers in food technology, this research text addresses the nascent field of metabiotics. Metabiotics are products based on components of cells, metabolites, and signaling molecules released by probiotic strains, engineered to optimize host-specific physiological functions in a way that traditional probiotics cannot. This book examines the history, processes, design, classifications, and functions of metabiotics. It includes an overview of the composition and function of the gut microbiota, and discusses development of target-specific metabiotics. Further coverage includes comparisons to traditional probiotics, as well as probiotic safety and side-effects. Metabiotics: Present State, Challenges and Perspectives provides a complete history and understanding of this new field, the next phase of the probiotic industry. Product Description Aimed at students, researchers, nutritionists, and developers in food technology, this research text addresses the nascent field of metabiotics. Metabiotics are products based on components of cells, metabolites, and signaling molecules released by probiotic strains, engineered to optimize host-specific physiological functions in a way that traditional probiotics cannot. This book examines the history, processes, design, classifications, and functions of metabiotics. It includes an overview of the composition and function of the gut microbiota, and discusses development of target-specific metabiotics. Further coverage includes comparisons to traditional probiotics, as well as probiotic safety and side-effects. Metabiotics: Present State, Challenges and Perspectives provides a complete history and understanding of this new field, the next phase of the probiotic industry. About the Author Boris A. Shenderov is a physician, Doctor of Medical Science (1976), Professor of Microbiology (1979), Active Member of New-York Academy of Science (1996). Professor of Scientific Research Laboratory "Design and implementation of personal nutrition products and rations" of K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technology and Management; Professor of Interdisciplinary Neurology Department of Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Moscow, Russia (2018 up to now). His main research interest is Medical Microbial Ecology; Genetics, Epigenetic, Metabolomic, Probiotics; Metabiotics,Functional Foods; Biotechnology. He is an author of more 550 scientific papers, including 12 books, 30 inventions. He was the Director of Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology after Gabrichevsky G.N. (MRIEM), Ministry of Public Health, Russian Federation (1998-2004); President of Russian Yogurt corp., Moscow Russia (2004-2010); Main Researcher of MRIEM (2010-2018).He was a councilor of Executive Board of International Society of Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED) (2008-2013); a Member of Executive Board and President of International Society of Gnotobiology (IAG) (2008-2014), a Member of Russian Society of Microbiology and Epidemiology after I. Mechnikov; member of Editorial Boards of five Russian Science Journals & International J “Microbial Ecology and Health Diseases”(up to now).  Alexander V. Sinitsa Candidate of Technical Sciences, President “Kraft”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. His main scientific interest is Probiotics, Prebiotics, Metabiotics (Postbiotics), Functional Foods, Sports Nutrition. He is an author and co-author of more than 100 scientific papers. He heads the company, one of the leaders in the development of metabiotics in Russia.  Mikhail M. Zakharchenko is a physician, Candidate of Medical Science (2003), Head of R&D Department of “Kraft”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. His main scientific interest is Microbiome, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Metabiotics (Postbiotics), Functional Foods. He is an author and co-author of more than 100 scientific papers. A Member of Executive Board of Scientific Conferences