Microbial Flora Variations in the Respiratory Tract of Mice

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 701-707

  De Gutierrez, Rosa Cangemi ^a   De Nader, Olga Miguel ^a   Pesce De Ruiz Holgado, Aida ^b   Nader Macias, María Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Colonization; Indigenous microflora; Probiotics; Respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0033192657     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761999000500027     Document Type: Article

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