Probiotic foods in health and disease /
editors, G. Balakrish Nair, Yoshifumi Takeda ; National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research.
- Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2011.
- 124 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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