Enumeration of amino acid fermenting bacteria in the human large intestine: Effects of pH and starch on peptide metabolism and dissimilation of amino acids

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-368

  Smith, E A ^a   MacFarlane, G T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Fermentation; Large intestine; Peptide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYPROLINE; LYSINE; STARCH; VALINE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; FUSOBACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031959326     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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