Probiotics: New Avenues

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate quantities, confer health benefits to the host. These beneficial effects are multiple, comprising the enhancement of the immune response, the regulation of inflammatory processes, and the prevention of pathogenic colonization and subsequent infections. Probiotics can be isolated from diverse sources, such as the gut or fermented products, and their application extends across a plethora of domains, serving as functional ingredients in novel foods, biopreservatives, dietary supplements, and live biotherapeutic formulations. Given these attributes, probiotics have gained great attention from both the scientific community and the food and pharmaceutical industries. Therefore, this topic will include a series of review and research articles covering the following topics:

- the isolation and characterization of novel probiotic strains;
- the description of the beneficial effects provided by probiotic strains used as a therapeutic approach to human diseases and infections;
- the development and characterization of probiotic products delivered in various forms, including freeze-dried, encapsulated, or as functional foods;
- the application of probiotics in food production.

Dr. Daniela Machado
Dr. José Carlos Andrade
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Applied Microbiology applmicrobiol	-	-	2021	13.3 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Microorganisms microorganisms	4.1	7.4	2013	15.1 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Pharmaceuticals pharmaceuticals	4.3	6.1	2004	14.6 Days	CHF 2900	Submit
Pharmaceutics pharmaceutics	4.9	7.9	2009	14.2 Days	CHF 2900	Submit
Foods foods	4.7	7.4	2012	13.1 Days	CHF 2900	Submit

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