Beneficial Microbes is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a specific area of focus: the promotion of the science of microbes beneficial to the health and wellbeing of man and animal. The journal contains original research papers and critical reviews in all areas dealing with beneficial microbes in both the small and large intestine, together with opinions, a calendar of forthcoming beneficial microbes-related events and book reviews. The journal takes a multidisciplinary approach and focuses on a broad spectrum of issues, including safety aspects of pro- & prebiotics, regulatory aspects, mechanisms of action, health benefits for the host, optimal production processes, screening methods, (meta)genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, host and bacterial physiology, application, and role in health and disease in man and animal. Beneficial Microbes is intended to serve the needs of researchers and professionals from the scientific community and industry, as well as those of policy makers and regulators.

《有益微生物》是一份同行評議的科學期刊，具有特定的關注領域:促進有益于人類和動物健康和福祉的微生物科學。該雜志包含了有關小腸和大腸有益微生物的所有領域的原始研究論文和批判性評論，以及觀點、即將到來的有益微生物相關事件的日歷和書評。《華爾街日報》采用多學科的方法,重點是一個廣泛的問題,其中包括支持&益生元的安全方面,監管方面的作用機制,對宿主健康有益,優化生產過程,篩選方法,(元)基因組學、蛋白質組學和代謝組學,主機和細菌生理、應用程序和作用在人類和動物的健康和疾病。有益微生物旨在滿足科學界和工業界的研究人員和專業人員以及決策者和監管者的需要。