Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of direct-fed microbials and prebiotics and their interactions with the host -- The commensal microbiota -- Prebiotics of plant and microbial origin -- Microbial species characteristics and selection -- Genomics of probiotic, host interactions -- Effects of prebiotics and probiotics on the host immune response -- Current and future status of practical applications and challenges -- Current status of practical applications, pets -- Current perspectives on probiotics in poultry preharvest food safety -- Current status of practical applications, probiotics -- Current and future status of practical applications, beef cattle -- Future challenges of administration of direct-fed microbial supplementation to swine -- Characteristics and modification of the intestinal tract microbiota of the channel catfish ictalurus punctatus -- Use of direct-fed microbials as a preharvest food safety intervention in cattle.