title: Probiotic bacteria: today and tomorrow.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the key issues raised during this symposium. Probiotic cultures have been associated historically with cultured milks and dairy products, from which there is substantial evidence for positive effects on human health and general well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7624, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Klaenhammer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019936:Probiotics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use