The association of gut microbiota with body weight and body mass index in preschool children of Estonia

Epp Sepp,Krista L？ivukene,Kaja Julge,Tiia Voor

Metabiotics: novel idea or natural development of probiotic conception

Boris A. Shenderov

Effects of feminine hygiene products on the vaginal mucosal biome

Bisiayo Fashemi,Mary L. Delaney,Andrew B. Onderdonk,Raina N. Fichorova

Phenotyping and genotyping are both essential to identify and classify a probiotic microorganism

Gianfranco Donelli,Claudia Vuotto,Paola Mastromarino

Probiotics and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Riitta Korpela,Leena Niittynen

Probiotics and dental caries

Eva S？derling

Molecular Ecology in Health and Disease

Tore Midtvedt

Isolation of bifidobacteria for blood group secretor status targeted personalised nutrition

Harri M？kivuokko,Pirjo Wacklin,Marjorie E. Koenen,Karoliina Laamanen

The effect of a commercial probiotic drink on oral microbiota in healthy complete denture wearers

Justyna Sutula,Lisa Coulthwaite,Linda Thomas,Joanna Verran

Enhancing probiotic stability in industrial processes

Miguel Gueimonde,Borja Sánchez

Gut microbiota and infant distress – the association between compositional development of the gut microbiota and fussing and crying in early infancy

Anna P？rtty,Erika Isolauri

Probiotic viability – does it matter?

Sampo J. Lahtinen

Let's do it!

Tore Midtvedt

Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria inhabit fructose-rich niches in nature

Akihito Endo

Nutrition economics: towards comprehensive understanding of the benefits of nutrition

Aki Koponen,Mari Sandell,Seppo Salminen,Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop

Foreword

Seppo Salminen

Autism spectrum disorder, functional MRI and MR spectroscopy: possibilities and challenges

Kenneth Hugdahl,Mona K. Beyer,Maiken Brix,Lars Ersland

Prebiotic developments

Arthur Ouwehand

Should autism be considered a canary bird telling that Homo sapiens may be on its way to extinction?

Olav Albert Christophersen

Probiotics and prebiotics: health claim substantiation

Seppo Salminen,Henk van Loveren

Fermented milk containing Lactobacillus GG alleviated DSS-induced colitis in mice and activated epidermal growth factor receptor and Akt signaling in intestinal epithelial cells

Kazutoyo Yoda,Fang He,Kenji Miyazawa,Masaru Hiramatsu

Prebiotics and probiotics – the importance of branding

Ross Crittenden

Probiotics and atherosclerosis – a new challenge?

Chan Yee Kwan,Pirkka Kirjavainen,Chen Yan,Hani El-Nezami

Gut indigenous microbiota and epigenetics

Boris Arkadievich Shenderov

Correlations between Lumbricus terrestris survival and gut microbiota

Knut Rudi,Knut Olav Str？tkvern

Peptides’ role in autism with emphasis on exorphins

Karl L. Reichelt,Dag Tveiten,Anne-Mari Knivsberg,Gunnar Br？nstad

Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) changes intestinal microbial profile

Yuan Kun Lee,Kay Yi Low,Kewin Siah,Lynley M. Drummond

SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

Short-chain fatty acid fermentation products of the gut microbiome: implications in autism spectrum disorders

Derrick F. MacFabe

The gut: a triggering place for autism – possibilities and challenges

Tore Midtvedt

Akivo Lenzner, 1927–2012

M. Mikelsaar

Radiation protection following nuclear power accidents: a survey of putative mechanisms involved in the radioprotective actions of taurine during and after radiation exposure.

Olav Christophersen

Commensal communication to the brain: pathways and behavioral consequences

John Bienenstock

Health claims on foods: challenge for clinical research companies

Essi Sarkkinen,Pia Karjalainen,Mari Lyyra

Defining microbiota for developing new probiotics

Maria Carmen Collado,Christine B？uerl,Gaspar Pérez-Martínez

Editorial: The gut and the brain – with focus on autism spectrum disorders

Tore Midtvedt

A true case story

Hanne Bj？rg Walker

Abstracts from the Joint 17th ISG/34th SOMED Meeting in Yokohama, 19-22 May 2011

A ten years (2000–2009) surveillance of resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Zhejiang Province, China

Rong Zhang,Tomoaki Ichijo,Yan-Yan Hu,Hong-Wei Zhou

Intestinal cytochromes P450 regulating the intestinal microbiota and its probiotic profile

Eugenia Elefterios Venizelos Bezirtzoglou

Concentration of circulating autoantibodies against HSP 60 is lowered through diving when compared to non-diving rats

Marianne B. Havnes,Catrine Ahlén,Alf O. Brubakk,Ole-Jan Iversen

Overview of technology developments in probiotic field

Catherine Stanton,Gerald F. Fitzgerald,R. Paul Ross

Nutrition Economic Evaluation of Allergy Treatment in Infants and Children: background for probiotic studies

Soili Alanne

Longitudinal high-risk sibling studies of autism spectrum disorder

Terje Falck-Ytter

Helicobacter pylori – a friend in times of need?

Atti-La Dahlgren,Peter Benno,Tore Midtvedt

Position Paper

Guest Editorial

MEHD is back

Morris Pollard, 1916–2011

Do probiotic preparations for humans really have efficacy?

Marika Mikelsaar,Veronica Lazar,Andrew Onderdonk,Gilanfranco Donelli