Azoreductase and nitroreductase activity of bacteria in feces from patients with an ileal reservoir

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-136

  Rafii, Fatemeh ^a   Ruseler Van Embden, J G H ^b   Asad, Yasmin F ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

azoreductase; ileal reservoir; nitroreductase; pouchitis; ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AZO REDUCTASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROREDUCTASE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; HUMAN; ILEUM POUCH; MICROFLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031026973     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018801608744     Document Type: Article

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