title: [Probiotics and their future].
abstract: This review examines recent scientific information about probiotics, their microbiological composition, general characteristics, function and methods of action as well as factor which determine their activity. The principal producers of probiotics and their future in human and animal nutrition are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Control de Agua y Alimentos, Dirección General de Salud Ambiental, Secretaría de Salud, México.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Pardio Sedas
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Waliszewski Kubiak
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Robledo López
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D015003:Yeasts / Q000254:growth & development
vernacular_title: Los probióticos y su futuro.