The effect of pH on the inhibition of bacterial growth by physiological concentrations of butyric acid: Implications for neonates fed on suckled milk

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Sun, Cynthia Q ^a   O'Connor, Charmian J ^a   Turner, Susan J ^b   Lewis, Gillian D ^b   Stanley, Roger A ^c   Roberton, Anthony M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriostatic agents; Butyric acid; Growth inhibition; Milk; pH effect; Pre intestinal lipase

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; INTESTINE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PH; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; FATS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032524426     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(98)00025-8     Document Type: Article

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