Antibiotic susceptibility of potentially probiotic Bifidobacterium isolates from the human gastrointestinal tract

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Charteris, W P ^a,e   Kelly, P M ^b   Morelli, L ^c   Collins, J K ^d  

^a SETCon House   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e Avonmore Waterford Group plc   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; ATYPICALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CEFOXITIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; KANAMYCINS; PROBIOTICS; SOFT AGAR; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BACITRACIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFRADINE; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; LACTOBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031810079     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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