Developmental microbial ecology of the neonatal gastrointestinal tract

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Mackie, Roderick I ^a   Sghir, Abdelghani ^a   Gaskins, H Rex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Bifidobacteria; Breast feeding; Formula feeding; Intestinal microbiota; Lactobacilli; Obligate anaerobes; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREAST FEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEWBORN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0032956143     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.5.1035s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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