The ability of enteric diarrhoeal pathogens to ferment starch to short- chain fatty acids in vitro

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 242-246

  Krishnan, S ^a   Rajan, D P ^a   Ramakrishna, B S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Colon; Enteric pathogens; Fermentation; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPEPSIA; FERMENTATION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; DIARRHEA; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LACTIC ACID; STARCH;

EID: 0031961011     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850170793     Document Type: Article

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