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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

Names: Gupta, Vijai Kumar, editor. | Treichel, Helen, editor. | Shapaval, Volha, editor. | Oliveira, Luiz Antonio de, editor. | Tuohy, Maria G., editor.
Title: Microbial functional foods and nutraceuticals / edited by Vijai K. Gupta, Helen Treichel, Volha Shapaval, Luiz Antonio de Oliveira, Maria Tuohy.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017. | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017027918 (print) | LCCN 2017040991 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119048978 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119048992 (epub) | ISBN 9781119049012 (cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Functional foods. | Microorganisms–Health aspects.
Classification: LCC QP144.F85 (ebook) | LCC QP144.F85 M537 2017 (print) | DDC 572/.429–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017027918

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