Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics, 2023 Human Microbiome and Human Health

This book explains the potential value of microbiome and microbiome composition associated with human health and diseases. The opening chapters describe the current state of knowledge regarding the human microbiome structure, function, and diversity. The mechanisms of action and the various putative uses of human microbiome are then examined specific to healthy and disease conditions. Readers will find detailed information on its manipulation of human microbiome studies as well as its applied and translational aspects in the current field. The latest knowledge on probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics is presented, and specific cases to date are discussed. This book features knowledge from leading researchers working on different aspects of the human microbiome and its manipulation for better health. Overall, this book is an excellent source for microbiome researchers and students from all levels seeking the most up-to-date advancements in the field and also to point toward the future directions.

Vijay Kothari is a microbiologist. His current research is in the areas of  AMR (antimicrobial resistance), Traditional Medicine, prebiotic and immunomodulatory properties of natural products, microbial response to sonic stimulation, etc. His group is actively involved in investigating antimicrobial/ anti-virulence potential of natural products as well as synthetic compounds. In recent past, his lab has extensively investigated the anti-pathogenic/ prophylactic activity of various traditional medicine formulations e.g. Panchvalkal, Panchgavya, Triphala, etc. against different antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. His lab was awarded SRISTI-DBT-BIRAC Appreciation Award (2017) for validation of anti-infective potential of a  polyherbal formulation inspired from folk medicine– Herboheal. He has also been awarded two AIMS (Artificial Intelligence Molecular Screen) award (2020-22) projects by Atomwise Inc., USA for identifying novel anti-infective leads.Dr. Kothari has also contributed substantially to the field as an active editor and reviewer, and has been conferred the Sentinel of Science award (2016) by Publons recognizing his contribution as a peer reviewer. He has 88 research/ review/ book chapter publications to his credit. His publications have enjoyed a wide readership as evident from more than 2,53,000 reads from ResearchGate alone. Vijay derives great satisfaction from the hitherto output of the M.Sc. dissertations guided by him. During the period 2007-2019, he guided 84 M.Sc. students for their dissertation projects, of which  71 (i.e. 84.52%) could  publish research/ review papers in different peer-reviewed, indexed journals (or a citable preprint), based on their Masters’ dissertation.

Prasun Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India. He is presently working as a Scientific Officer at DBT-IOC Center for Advanced Bioenergy Researc