Expert consensus document : The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

The authors would like to thank members of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) board of directors who did not directly participate in this consensus panel, but who reviewed, criticized and approved the manuscript: D. Merenstein (Georgetown University Medical Center, USA), M. Cabana (University of California, San Francisco, USA), S. Lebeer (University of Antwerp, Belgium), E. Quigley (The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell School of Medicine, USA) and C. Hill (University College Cork, Ireland). We also gratefully acknowledge D. Mills (University of California at Davis, USA) for his constructive comments. Gratitude is expressed to ISAPP for funding travel and meeting expenses associated with conducting this panel.Peer reviewedPublisher PD