Differentiation of ingested and endogenous bifidobacteria by DNA fingerprinting demonstrates the survival of an unmodified strain in the gastrointestinal tract of humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Kullen, Martin J ^a   Amann, Mary M ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Matthew J ^a   O'Sullivan, Daniel J ^a   Busta, Francis F ^a   Brady, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; bifidobacteria; gastrointestinal tract; humans; probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0031023318     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.89     Document Type: Article

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