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期刊名称：BENEFICIAL MICROBES
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
 Beneficial Microbes is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a specific area of focus: the promotion of the science of microbes beneficial to the health and wellbeing of man and animal. The journal contains original research papers and critical reviews in all areas dealing with beneficial microbes in both the small and large intestine, together with opinions, a calendar of forthcoming beneficial microbes-related events and book reviews. The journal takes a multidisciplinary approach and focuses on a broad spectrum of issues, including safety aspects of pro- & prebiotics, regulatory aspects, mechanisms of action, health benefits for the host, optimal production processes, screening methods, (meta)genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, host and bacterial physiology, application, and role in health and disease in man and animal. Beneficial Microbes is intended to serve the needs of researchers and professionals from the scientific community and industry, as well as those of policy makers and regulators.
Instructions to Authors
Beneficial microbes are all around us: in our food and inside our body. We benefit from their presence every day. For instance, the beneficial effects of probiotics have already been recognized for a long time. History is replete with examples of evidence of probiotic-associated health effects. This started in modern science with Metchnikoff some 100 years ago, who ascribed the long life of Bulgarians to the consumption of yoghurt. Before that, in the Persian bible the longevity of Ibrahim (Abraham) is ascribed to the daily consumption of fermented milk. More recently, the activity and composition of the endogenous microbiota inside our gastro-intestinal tract has been studied. Yet, to appreciate the role of the endogenous microbiota in health and disease, this first required the development of molecular DNA methods to be able to study its molecular ecology. This has led to the recognition of the importance of (members of the) endogenous microbiota in various diseases and disorders, such as colon cancer, inflammatory diseases, and irritable bowel syndrome. Even non-gut related disorders, such as obesity, atopic eczema and even autism have been correlated with the composition and activity of the microbiota. This microbiota is crucial in the development of the immune system, and its establishment from birth onwards has been considered important for health and disease later in life.
Multidisciplinary in-depth research, targeted at developing knowledge about many aspects of beneficial microbes, has resulted in tens of thousands of publications, several relevant books and dedicated workshops and conferences. It remains to be seen whether all diseases and disorders can be prevented or treated with beneficial microbes, being either probiotics, or, through the use of dietary components such as prebiotics, by modulation of the activity and composition of the endogenous microbiota. Nevertheless, it is our expectation that, through the development of novel tools and technologies, such as the use of stable isotopes in this research area, the mechanism of action of pro- and prebiotics and the benefits of beneficial microbes will be unravelled in the near future.
The creation of ‘Beneficial Microbes’ witnesses the continuous and intensive interest in the scientific community for this multi-faceted subject area, and of the many activities that take place, e.g. those undertaken by international organisations and within thematic interlaboratory research and networking projects. The journal aims to bring together those active in various disciplines and to offer a platform for the publication of scientific work on beneficial microbes, and for the discussion and debate of its contents. It has the ambition of strengthening the networks of experts in the area and of contributing significantly to the recognition of these microbial friends for human and animal health. ‘Beneficial Microbes’ has the ambition to be the most up-to-date international journal for those who need to be informed of the latest and most important developments in the field.
Editorial Board
| Editor-in-chief |
| Koen Venema |
the Netherlands |
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Editorial board |
| Alojz Bomba |
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia |
| Robert-Jan Brummer |
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Sweden |
| Isaac Cann |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Animal Sciences, USA |
| Michael Chikindas |
Rutgers University, Food science department, USA |
| James Dekker |
Fonterra Co-operative Group, New Zealand |
| Leon Dicks |
University of Stellenbosch, Department of Microbiology, South Africa |
| Ana Paula do Carmo |
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Laboratório de Microbiologia Industrial, Brazil |
| Margareth Dohnalek |
PepsiCo, USA |
| George C. Fahey, Jr. |
University of Illinois, Department of Animal Sciences, USA |
| Benedicte Flambard |
Chr. Hansen, Health & Nutrition Division, Denmark |
| Melanie Gareau |
University of Toronto, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Canada |
| H. Rex Gaskins |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Genomic Biology, USA |
| Audrey Gueniche |
L’Oreal, Oral Route Research - Skin and Hair, France |
| Dirk Haller |
Technische Universität München, Nutrition and Food Research Centre - Biofunctionality, Germany |
| Knut Heller |
Max-Rubner-Institut, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Germany |
| Arland Hotchkiss |
USDA-ARS, ERRC, USA |
| Kikuji Itoh |
The University of Tokyo, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Japan |
| David Keller |
Ganeden Biotech, USA |
| Dietrich Knorr |
Technical University Berlin, Germany |
| Lee Yuan Kun |
National University of Singapore, Department of Microbiology, Singapore |
| Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop |
Danone research, France |
| Baltasar Mayo |
Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (CSIC), Spain |
| Eveliina Myllyluoma |
Valio Ltd., Finland |
| Peter Olesen |
ActiFoods ApS, Denmark |
| Maria Rescigno |
European Institute of Oncology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Italy |
| Ger Rijkers |
Roosevelt Academy, Department of Sciences, Middelburg, the Netherlands |
| Mary Ellen Sanders |
Dairy and Food Culture Technologies, USA |
| Ryuichiro Tanaka |
Yakult Central Institute, Japan |
| David Topping |
CSIRO Human Nutrition, Preventative Health and Food Futures National Research Flagships, Australia |
| Roel Vonk |
University of Groningen, Department of Medical Biomics, the Netherlands |
| Barbara Williams |
University of Queensland, Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (CNAFS), Australia |
| Zhongtang Yu |
The Ohio State University, Food Innovation Center, USA |
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Founding editor |
| Daniel Barug |
Ranks Meel, the Netherlands |
| Helena Bastiaanse |
Bastiaanse Communication, the Netherlands |
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