Molecular monitoring of human intestinal Bifidobacterium strain diversity

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-350

  Mangin, Irène ^a   Bouhnik, Yoram ^b   Bisetti, Nathalie ^b   Decaris, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Bifidobacterium; Gut; Identification; Reconstitution of flora; rRNA gene restriction pattern

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM;

EID: 0032732603     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80060-6     Document Type: Article

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