Enumeration of human colonie bacteria producing phenolic and indolic compounds : Effects of pH, carbohydrate availability and retention time on dissimilatory aromatic amino acid metabolism

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-302

  Smith, E A ^a   Macfarlane, G T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ACID FERMENTATION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; DISTAL COLONS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; P-CRESOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENYLACETATE; RETENTION TIME; SAMPLE DILUTION;

BACTERIA;

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PH;

EID: 0029847006     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb04331.x     Document Type: Article

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