<p>1. Introduction and Overview</p> <p>Geography and Probiotic Beverages <br>2. Probiotic Beverages in India: History and Current Developments <br>3. Probiotic Beverages in Japan (some history and current developments)<br>4. Probiotic Beverages in China <br>5. Fermented Foods and Probiotic Beverages in Korea<br>6. Probiotic beverages in Thailand (health attributes and future trends)<br>7. Probiotic beverages: health benefits and current trends in the Middle East<br>8. Current trends and opportunities of plant-based non-alcoholic probiotic beverages: A European and African perspective<br>9. The Americas and Probiotic Beverages</p> <p>Health and Genomics <br>10. Probiotics: Emerging Functional Ingredients for Healthy Aging and Age-related Diseases. <br>11. TRP channels at Gut: Effect of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics on Gut-Brain axis<br>12. Application of Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics in Probiotic Research</p> <p>Production and Quality <br>13. Starter cultures for probiotic beverages: A comparative study of traditional and modern approaches</p> <p>Technologies and legalities <br>14. Kefir, Kombucha and Sour beers <br>15. Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains for Enhanced Health Benefits (Genetic Engineering and Microencapsulation)<br>16. Packaging for probiotic beverages (including thermal)<br>17. Microbial safety issues related to probiotic beverages and the organisms used in their manufacture<br>18. Quality Control of Probiotic Beverages and Organisms <br>19. Legalities, Intellectual Property, Ethical Concerns and Regulatory Aspects in Probiotics </p> <p>Marketing probiotic beverages<br>20. Marketing probiotic beverages<br>21. Thoughts on the future of probiotic beverages</p>