Probiotics and Prebiotics and Their Effect on Food and Human Health : New Perspectives / Maria Antoniadou and Theodoros Varzakas -- Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Digestive Tract Diseases / Shanmugaprakasham Selvamani, Devendra Mehta, Chirajyoti Deb, Hesham El Enshasy and Bassam Abomoelak -- Probiotics and GIT Diseases/Stomach Ulcer / Nehal El-Deeb and Lamiaa Al-Madboly -- Research Progress on the Probiotic Function and Application of Clostridium butyricum / Wenxiu Zheng, Xian Xu, Qing Xu, He Huang and Ling Jiang -- Technology and Health Claim Evaluation of Probiotic Dairy Products / Nuray Yazihan and Barbaros Özer -- Milk Fermentation with Kefir Grains and Health Benefits / Siqing Liu -- Engineering Probiotic Organisms / Jayashree Chakravarty and Christopher Brigham -- Enzymatic Reaction for Oligosaccharides Production / Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas, Mohd Khairul Hakimi Abdul Wahab, Nur Izyan Wan Azelee and Rosli Md Illias -- Encapsulation Process for Probiotic Survival during Processing / Shahrulzaman Shaharuddin, Nurzyyati Mohd Noor, Ida Idayu Muhamad, Nor Diana Hassan, Yanti Maslina Mohd Jusoh and Norhayati Pa'e -- Probiotics Applications in Agriculture / Ahmed Kenawy, Gaber Abo-Zaid, Hamada El-Gendi, Ghada Hegazy, Ting Ho and Hesham El Enshasy -- Probiotics in Aquaculture Applications / Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad, Samah M. Bassem and Hesham El Enshasy -- Probiotics and Functional Feed / Guzin Ipl?kc?oglu C?l, Gaye Bulut, Duygu Budak, Guzin Camkerten and Ilker Camkerten -- Insect Gut Bacteria and Iron Metabolism in Insects / Mahesh S. Sonawane, Rahul C. Salunkhe, and R.Z. Sayyed.