New insights on antiviral probiotics : from research to applications

This book focuses on probiotics with antiviral activities. The "antiviral probiotic" is a new concept in medical sciences. Recently, studies have shown that antiviral probiotics can fight or prevent viral infections in many ways. The immunomodulation of mucosal immunity, production of anti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Al-Kassaa, Imad (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319496887
9783319496870
Physical Description1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations, tables

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Table of Contents:
  • Antiviral probiotics: a new concept in medical sciences
  • The use of probiotics as vaccine vectors to prevent viral infections
  • Probiotics: Role in the prevention of chronic viral diseases
  • The antiviral activity of probiotic metabolites
  • Methods and techniques to evaluate the antiviral activity of a new probiotic strain.