1. The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract – Esophagus and Stomach<br>2. Characterizing and Functionally Defining the Gut Microbiota: Methodology and Implications<br>3. The Microbiota of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Infancy<br>4. The Methods of Identification of the Microbiota In aged <br>5. Escherichia coli Nissle 1917<br>6. Probiotics of the Acidophilus Group: Lactobacillus acidophilus, delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus and johnsonii<br>7. Lactobacillus rhamnosus, strain GG<br>8. Lactobacillus reuteri <br>9. Lactobacillus casei & Lactobacillus paracasei<br>10. The beneficial influences of Lactobacillus plantarum on human health and disease<br>11. Use of the Bacillus in Human Intestinal Probiotic Applications<br>12. Bifidobacteria as Probiotic Organisms: An Introduction<br>13. Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis<br>14. Bifidobacterium bifidum<br>15. Bifidobacterium breve<br>16. Bifidobacterium longum<br>17. Bifidobacterium longum spp. infantis <br>18. Saccharomyces boulardii <br>19. Streptococcus thermophilus [Streptococcus salivarius subsp thermophilus] <br>20. Complexities and Pitfalls in the Production of Multi-Species Probiotics: The Paradigmatic Case of VSL#3 Formulation and Visbiome<br>21. The Viruses of the Gut Microbiota<br>22. Dietary fiber, Soluble and Insoluble, Carbohydrates, Fructose and Lipids<br>23. Prebiotics, Inulin, and other Oligosaccharides<br>24. The Benefits of Yogurt, Cultures and Fermentation<br>25. Dysbiosis<br>26. Immunologic Response in the Host <br>27. Gastrointestinal Microbiota and the Nural System<br>28. Effect on the Host Metabolism <br>29. Relationship Between Gut Microbiota, Energy Metabolism and Obesity<br>30. Taxonomic and Metagenomic Alterations of Microbiota in Bariatric Surgery<br>31. The Influence of Microbiota on Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery<br>32. Allergic and Immunologic Disorders <br>33. Probiotics Use in Infectious Disease (Respiratory, Diarrhea and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea)<br>34. The Use of FMT in Clostridia difficile and Potential Uses <br>35. Probiotics in the Treatment of Pouchitis<br>36. Probiotic Treatment in Crohn’s Disease <br>37 Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ulcerative Colitis<br>38. Treatment of Functional Bowel Disorders with Prebiotics and Probiotics<br>39. Celiac Disease, the Microbiome and Probiotics<br>40. Probiotics for the Treatment of Liver Disease<br>41. The Prevention and Treatment of Radiation and Chemotherapy Induced Intestinal Mucositis<br>42. The Role of the Brain-Gut-Microbiome in Mental Health and Mental Disorders<br>43. Probiotics in Bacterial Vaginosis
