Differentiation and identification of human faecal anaerobic bacteria producing β-galactosidase (a new methodology)

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-31

  Favier, C ^a   Neut, C ^a   Mizon, C ^a   Cortot, A ^b   Colombel, J F ^b   Mizon, J ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Bifidobacterium; Faecal flora; X gal; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS; RUMINOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030250562     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00925-6     Document Type: Article

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