EDITORIAL
1 International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics: Birth of a much-needed journal
FRANCESCO MAROTTA
COMMENTARY
Lactobacillus Sporogenes or Bacillus Coagulans: Misidentification or Mislabelling?
E DE VECCHI AND L DRAGO
REVIEW ARTICLES
11 Role of Probiotics in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Potential Mechanisms and Current Clinical Evidence
VIOLA ANDRESEN AND DANIEL C. BAUMGART
RESEARCH ARTICLES
19 An Evaluation of the Growth of Term Infants Fed Formula Supplemented with Fructo-Oligosaccharide
JODI BETTLER AND ARTHUR R. EULER
27 In Vitro Preselection Criteria for Probiotic Lactobacillus Plantarum Strains of Fermented Olives Origin
KACEM MOURAD AND KARAM NOUR-EDDINE
33 Probiosis in Sows by Administration of Bacillus Toyoi Spores during Late Pregnancy and Lactation: Effect on their Health Status/Performance and on Litter Characteristics
S. STAMATI, C. ALEXOPOULOS, A. SIOCHU, K. SAOULIDIS, S.C. KYRIAKIS
41 The Application of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Removal of Cholesterol, and to Evaluate Growth Characteristics and Production of Organic Acids by Bifidobacterium Infantis ATCC 17930 in The Presence of Prebiotics
MIN-TZE LIONG AND NAGENDRA P. SHAH
57 Knowledge of Probiotics by Nigerian Clinicians
K.C. ANUKAM, E.O. OSAZUWA, AND G. REID
63 Meta-Analysis of Probiotics For The Prevention and Treatment of Acute Pediatric Diarrhea
LYNNE V. MCFARLAND, GARY W. ELMER AND MARC MCFARLAND
77 Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli Exhibited Different Mitogenic Activity on Murine Splenocytes
FANG HE, HIROTSUGU MORITA AND ARTHUR C. OUWEHAND