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Seppo Salminen

Seppo Salminen

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Microbiology
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
149
Citations
99749
World Ranking
36
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
149
Citations
99484
World Ranking
1186
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Seppo Salminen is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these disciplines, Salminen has contributed significantly to subfields including Molecular Biology, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics.

The scientist's work focuses on main topics such as gut microbiota and health, probiotics and fermented foods, infant nutrition and health, digestive system and related health issues, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, infant health and development, and pediatric health and respiratory diseases.

Seppo Salminen has authored several papers with notable publications including:

  • The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics, 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • The Concept of Postbiotics, 2022, Foods
  • Neonatal antibiotic exposure impairs child growth during the first six years of life by perturbing intestinal microbial colonization, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Postbiotics for Preventing and Treating Common Infectious Diseases in Children: A Systematic Review, 2020, Nutrients
  • World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines: Probiotics and Prebiotics, 2024, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Salminen include María Carmen Collado, Gabriel Vinderola, Hania Szajewska, Mary Ellen Sanders, and Akihito Endo.

The scientist's research is often published in venues such as Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Nutrients, Microorganisms, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Expert consensus document. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic

    Colin Hill;Francisco Guarner;Gregor Reid;Glenn R. Gibson

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

    Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

  • Probiotics in primary prevention of atopic disease: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marko Kalliomäki;Seppo Salminen;Heikki Arvilommi;Pentti Kero

  • The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics

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  • Host Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Changes during Pregnancy

    Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Tyler C. Cullender;Aymé Spor

  • Functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and function

    S Salminen;C Bouley;M C Boutron-Ruault;J H Cummings

  • Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease: 4-year follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marko Kalliomäki;Seppo Salminen;Tuija Poussa;Heikki Arvilommi

  • Probiotics: an overview of beneficial effects

    Arthur C. Ouwehand;Seppo Salminen;Erika Isolauri

  • Distinct patterns of neonatal gut microflora in infants in whom atopy was and was not developing.

    Marko Kalliomäki;Pirkka Kirjavainen;Erkki Eerola;Pentti Kero

  • Probiotics in the management of atopic eczema.

    E Isolauri;T Arvola;Y Sütas;E Moilanen

  • Early differences in fecal microbiota composition in children may predict overweight

    Marko Kalliomäki;Maria Carmen Collado;Seppo Salminen;Erika Isolauri

  • Probiotics: effects on immunity

    Erika Isolauri;Yelda Sütas;Pasi Kankaanpää;Heikki Arvilommi

  • Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid

    Maria Carmen Collado;Samuli Rautava;Juhani Aakko;Erika Isolauri

  • Demonstration of safety of probiotics — a review

    S. Salminen;L. Morelli;P. Marteau

  • The human milk microbiome changes over lactation and is shaped by maternal weight and mode of delivery

    Raul Cabrera-Rubio;M Carmen Collado;Kirsi Laitinen;Seppo Salminen

  • Distinct composition of gut microbiota during pregnancy in overweight and normal-weight women

    Maria Carmen Collado;Erika Isolauri;Kirsi Laitinen;Seppo Salminen

  • Probiotics: how should they be defined?

    S Salminen;A Ouwehand;Y Benno;Y.K Lee

  • The coming of age of probiotics

    Yuan-Kun Lee;Seppo Salminen

  • Clinical uses of probiotics for stabilizing the gut mucosal barrier: successful strains and future challenges

    S. Salminen;E. Isolauri;E. Salminen

  • Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila, a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly

    M. Carmen Collado;Muriel Derrien;Erika Isolauri;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Survival of Lactobacillus species (strain GG) in human gastrointestinal tract.

    Barry R. Goldin;Sherwood L. Gorbach;Maija Saxelin;Susan Barakat

  • Surface binding of aflatoxin B(1) by lactic acid bacteria.

    Carolyn A. Haskard;Hani S. El-Nezami;Pasi E. Kankaanpää;Seppo Salminen

  • Probiotics: mechanisms and established effects.

    Arthur C. Ouwehand;Pirkka V. Kirjavainen;Colette Shortt;Seppo Salminen

Frequent Co-Authors

Erika Isolauri
Erika Isolauri University of Turku
Arthur C. Ouwehand
Arthur C. Ouwehand DuPont (United States)
Maria Carmen Collado
Maria Carmen Collado Spanish National Research Council
Rosangela Marchelli
Rosangela Marchelli University of Parma
Pagona Lagiou
Pagona Lagiou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Andreu Palou
Andreu Palou University of the Balearic Islands
Hani El-Nezami
Hani El-Nezami University of Hong Kong
Akihito Endo
Akihito Endo Tokyo University of Agriculture
Reetta Satokari
Reetta Satokari University of Helsinki
Hannu Mykkänen
Hannu Mykkänen University of Eastern Finland

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