Bifidogenic properties of different types of fructo-oligosaccharides

Food Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 491-498

  Gibson, G R ^a   Wang, X ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0028309974     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1994.1055     Document Type: Article

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