Survival of a probiotic, Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, in the gastrointestinal tract: Selective isolation from faeces and identification using monoclonal antibodies

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-57

  Yuki, Norikatsu ^a   Watanabe, Koichi ^a   Mike, Akito ^a   Tagami, Yoko ^a   Tanaka, Ryuichiro ^a   Ohwaki, Makoto ^a   Morotomi, Masami ^a  

^a YAKULT CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota; Monoclonal antibody; Probiotics; Selective medium

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CATHARTICS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; PROBIOTICS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033121189     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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