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Seppo Salminen
Researcher at University of Turku
Publications - 77
Citations - 21034
Seppo Salminen is an academic researcher from University of Turku. The author has contributed to research in topics: Probiotic & Lactobacillus GG. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 77 publications receiving 20262 citations. Previous affiliations of Seppo Salminen include University of Eastern Finland & University of Tampere.
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Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics
Yuan Kun Lee,Seppo Salminen +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the role of probiotics in health and diseases, and the benefits and disadvantages of the prebiotic strategy, as well as some of the mechanisms and applications of prebiotics.
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Lactobacilli and Bacteremia in Southern Finland, 1989–1992
M. Saxelin,N H Chuang,B Chassy,Hilpi Rautelin,P. H. Mäkelä,Seppo Salminen,Sherwood L. Gorbach +6 more
TL;DR: The data show an infrequent association of lactobacilli with bacteremic infections in spite of the ubiquitous presence of these organisms in the gastrointestinal tract and their widespread consumption in fermented milks; there is strong evidence that their pathogenic potential is very low.
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Adherence of Probiotic Bacteria to Human Intestinal Mucus in Healthy Infants and during Rotavirus Infection
TL;DR: Combination of specific probiotic strains may enhance adherence in a synergistic manner andoptimal clinical application of these interactions may offer novel therapeutic guidelines for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal infections.
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Assessment of adhesion properties of novel probiotic strains to human intestinal mucus
TL;DR: The results indicate that major differences exist between tested proposed probiotic strains and the growth media and the food matrix significantly affect the adhesive ability of the tested strains.
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Effect of probiotics on constipation, fecal azoreductase activity and fecal mucin content in the elderly.
TL;DR: Some relief from constipation may be observed with the combination of L. rhamnosus/P.