Changes in bacterial populations in the colon of pigs fed different sources of dietary fibre, and the development of swine dysentery after experimental infection

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 574-582

  Durmic, Z ^a   Pethick, D W ^a   Pluske, J R ^a,b   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MAMMALS; STARCH;

ANIMAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; COLONISATION; COOKED RICE; DIETARY FIBRE; GRAM POSITIVE; GUAR GUMS; NON-STARCH POLYSACCHARIDES; PIG FEED; RESISTANT STARCH;

BACTERIA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRACHYSPIRA; COLON FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DYSENTERY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0031714906     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.853539.x     Document Type: Article

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