The Intestinal Mucosa as a Habitat of the Gut Microbiota and a Rational Target for Probiotic Functionality and Safety

Microbiota and a Rational Target for Probiotic Functionality and Safety Muriel Derrien, Diya Adawi, Siv Ahrné, Bengt Jeppsson, Göran Molin, Nadia Osman, Jelena Štšepetova, Elaine E. Vaughan, Willem M. de Vos and Arthur C. Ouwehand From the Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, 6703 CT Wageningen, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, 20502 Malmö, Sweden, Probi AB, 22370 Lund, Sweden, Division of Food Technology, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden, Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia and Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, and Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland