Probiotic and Postbiotic Properties of Lactobacillus, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 42

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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Fermented Food Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the continuation of our previous Special Issue "Probiotic and Postbiotic Properties of Lactobacillus".

Throughout the past decade, studies on lactic acid bacteria have accumulated a wealth of useful information on microbial properties, innate immunity, gastrointestinal health, and interaction with the host, which has significantly affected commercial market expansion. However, there are emerging demands for “next-generation probiotics”, which are regarded to be novel functional LABs with beneficial effects on diverse health problems. Another newly emerging area of lactic acid bacteria is postbiotics defined as the “preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit on the host” by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). Many fermented products by LABs can produce a range of metabolites that are related to diverse health-promoting effects, even though nothing has been conclusively established.

This Special Issue, entitled "Probiotic and Postbiotic Properties of Lactobacillus, 2nd Edition", aims to present recent research on any aspect of the novel Lactobacillus derived from diverse sources of natural, animal, and plant origin in addition to their fermented products, in addition to recent research findings on postbiotics. Some of its focal points include but are not limited to the following:

  • Recent scientific findings of novel probiotic properties of Lactobacillus and their effects on human health.
  • Novel techniques to isolate Lactobacillus and the evaluation of their functional properties.
  • Postbiotic properties of Lactobacillus and their functional study.
  • Industrial application of Lactobacillus for preparation of novel functional foods.

Reviews, original research, and communications are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Sang-Ho Baik
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Lactobacillus
  • probiotics
  • postbiotics
  • novel probiotic properties
  • next-generation probiotics

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