Seppo Salminen
MSc, MS, PhD
sepsal@utu.fi +358 29 450 2714 +358 40 060 1394 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0938-0420 |
Areas of expertise
Professor, Director; gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, nutrition and food safety, EU regulations
Professor, Director; gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, nutrition and food safety, EU regulations
Research
Food and health, intestinal microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, food legislation, health claims, novel foods
Food and health, intestinal microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, food legislation, health claims, novel foods
Teaching
Functional Foods and EU legislation, Lactic acid biotechnology
Publications
- Probiotics modulate gut microbiota and health status in Japanese cedar pollinosis patients during the pollen season (2017)
- European Journal of NutritionScientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Probiotika - Grundlagen,Therapie und Prävention (2017)
- Journal fur Ernahrungsmedizin
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Regulatory Aspects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (2017) Intestinal Microbiome: Functional Aspects in Health and Disease. 88th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop, Playa del Carmen, September 2016 Salminen S
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Safety of Novel Microbes for Human Consumption: Practical Examples of Assessment in the European Union (2017)
- Frontiers in microbiology
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - The Impact of Storage Conditions on the Stability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb12 in Human Milk (2017)
- Breastfeeding MedicineApplied Food Biotechnology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A canine-specific probiotic product in treating acute or intermittent diarrhea in dogs: A double-blind placebo-controlled efficacy study (2016)
- Veterinary MicrobiologyJournal of the American Pharmacists Association
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Akkermansia muciniphila: a novel functional microbe with probiotic properties (2016)
- Beneficial MicrobesJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and NutritionFood and Function
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Allergy Associations with the Adult Fecal Microbiota: Cause, Effect or Biomarker? (2016)
- EBioMedicine
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Distinct Patterns in Human Milk Microbiota and Fatty Acid Profiles Across Specific Geographic LocationsGenomic characterization of a fructophilic bee symbiont Lactobacillus kunkeei reveals its niche-specific adaptation2016
- Frontiers in microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Early gut colonization with Lactobacilli and Staphylococcus in infants: the hygiene hypotheses extendedGuidance on the preparation and presentation of an application for authorisation of a novel food in the context of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Early Microbe Contact and Obesity Risk: Evidence Of Causality?Gut microbiota in Malawian infants in a nutritional supplementation trial (2016)
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Early microbe contact in defining child metabolic health and obesity risk (2016) Physiology in Health and Disease Isolauri E, Rautava S, Collado MC, Salminen S
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2016)
- Systematic and Applied Microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2016)
- EFSA Journal
- 2016
- Tropical Medicine and International Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Novel Probiotics and Prebiotics: How Can They Help in Human Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis? (2016)
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Probiotic use in at-risk populations (2016)
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Supplementation of xylitol-containing chewing gum with probiotics: a double blind, randomised pilot study focusing on saliva flow and saliva properties (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The case in favour of probiotics before, during and after pregnancy: insights from the first 1,500 days (2016)
- Beneficial Microbes
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )



