BioMed Research International

Role of Microorganisms Present in Dairy Fermented Products in Health and Disease


Publishing date
07 Nov 2014
Status
Published
Submission deadline
20 Jun 2014

1Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, Spain

2Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, Villaviciosa, 33300 Asturias, Spain

3Food Safety Programme, ESR-Christchurch Science Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand

4Medical Nutrition Physiology Group, Instituto of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland


Role of Microorganisms Present in Dairy Fermented Products in Health and Disease

Description

Fermented dairy products are important foods in a balanced western diet and are being consumed from ancient times. Acidification as a result of milk fermentation is mainly due to the activity of lactic acid bacteria, although yeast and moulds can be also involved. Adjunct microbial cultures do not participate directly in the acidification process but efficiently confer special sensory properties to fermented dairy products. Many beneficial effects that attributed to fermented dairy products, beyond those purely nutritional, are related to the microorganisms present in the food, as is the case of probiotics. In spite of the relative safety of fermented dairy products, they are sometimes involved in health disorders caused by dairy-borne pathogens and opportunists or by the action of harmful compounds released by the metabolic activity of lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and moulds into the food matrix. Interestingly, although the effects on human health can be opposite, the mechanisms of interaction with the host by harmful and beneficial microorganisms may be closer than one might assume.

We invite authors to submit original research and review articles that contribute to elucidate the beneficial or detrimental role on human health of microorganisms linked to fermented dairy products and the advances in strategies aimed at enhancing beneficial effects or counteracting the deleterious actions of such microorganisms. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Interaction mechanisms between dairy-borne microorganisms, or compounds released by them, with the host: human intestinal microbiota, immune system, eukaryotic cells, and human physiology
  • Interactions between dairy-borne beneficial and harmful microorganisms within the food matrix as well as in the gastrointestinal tract
  • Identifying food-grade strategies to maximize the beneficial action or to minimize the adverse effect of microorganisms in human health
  • Characterization of new dairy-borne microorganisms or the compounds released/produced by them from the point of view of human health

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal’s Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/bmri/microbiology/dairy/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 204173
  • - Editorial

Role of Microorganisms Present in Dairy Fermented Products in Health and Disease

Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán | María Fernández | ... | Riitta Korpela
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 584183
  • - Review Article

Antimicrobial Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Dairy Products and Gut: Effect on Pathogens

Juan L. Arqués | Eva Rodríguez | ... | Margarita Medina
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 412714
  • - Review Article

Impact on Human Health of Microorganisms Present in Fermented Dairy Products: An Overview

María Fernández | John Andrew Hudson | ... | Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 169381
  • - Research Article

Bioaccessible Antioxidants in Milk Fermented by Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum Strains

Mérilie Gagnon | Patricia Savard | ... | Denis Roy
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 625740
  • - Research Article

Biodiversity and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Traditional Alpine Raw Cow’s Milk Cheeses

Elena Franciosi | Ilaria Carafa | ... | Kieran M. Tuohy
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 723056
  • - Review Article

Biocheese: A Food Probiotic Carrier

J. M. Castro | M. E. Tornadijo | ... | H. Sandoval
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 905215
  • - Review Article

Bioavailability of Dietary Polyphenols and Gut Microbiota Metabolism: Antimicrobial Properties

Laura Marín | Elisa M. Miguélez | ... | Felipe Lombó
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 850902
  • - Review Article

A Survey of Modulation of Gut Microbiota by Dietary Polyphenols

Montserrat Dueñas | Irene Muñoz-González | ... | Begoña Bartolomé
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 479140
  • - Research Article

The Effects of Bifidobacterium breve on Immune Mediators and Proteome of HT29 Cells Monolayers

Borja Sánchez | Irene González-Rodríguez | ... | Miguel Gueimonde
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 505878
  • - Review Article

The Role of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria in the Prevention and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Related Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Human Clinical Trials

Maria Jose Saez-Lara | Carolina Gomez-Llorente | ... | Angel Gil
BioMed Research International
 Journal metrics
See full report
Acceptance rate8%
Submission to final decision110 days
Acceptance to publication24 days
CiteScore5.300
Journal Citation Indicator-
Impact Factor-
 Submit Check your manuscript for errors before submitting

Article of the Year Award: Impactful research contributions of 2022, as selected by our Chief Editors. Discover the winning articles.