Probiotics are microorganisms that are
believed to provide health benefits when consumed. The term probiotic is
currently used to name ingested microorganisms associated with benefits for
humans and animals. The term came into more common use after 1980. The
introduction of the concept is generally attributed to Nobel laureate élie
Metchnikoff, who postulated that yogurt-consuming Bulgarian peasants lived
longer lives because of this custom. He suggested in 1907 that “the dependence
of the intestinal microbes on the food makes it possible to adopt measures to
modify the flora in our bodies and to replace the harmful microbes by useful
microbes”. A significant expansion of the potential market for probiotics has
led to higher requirements for scientific substantiation of putative benefits
conferred by the microorganisms.
In the present book, fourteen typical
literatures about screening of breast cancer published on international
authoritative journals were selected to introduce the worldwide newest
progress, which contains reviews or original researches on medical science,
bacteriology, microbiology, digestive system, probiotics, ect. We hope this
book can demonstrate advances in Probiotic Bacteria as well as give
references to the researchers, students and other related people.