1Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
2Yakult Central Institute, 5-11 Izumi, Kunitachi, Tokyo, 186-8650 Japan
3Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology, ESV, Technologiepark 4, 9052 Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium
4Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Sec 2, Li Nong Street, Peitou, Taipei, 11221 Taiwan
5Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Center for Food & Nutrition Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281 Indonesia
6Department of Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900 Thailand
7School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Jalan PB.Sudirman, Denpasar, 80230 Bali, Indonesia
8College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua Donglu, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100083 P.R. China
9Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117597 Singapore
10Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, 50 Lane 155, Sec 3, Keelung Road, Taipei, 10673 Taiwan
11Food Industry Research & Development Institute, PO Box 246, Hsinchu, 30062 Taiwan
12Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Social Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
13Fermentation Research Center for Value Added Agricultural Products, Khon Kaen University, 123 Mitrapap Road, Amphur Muang, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
