Probiotic lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus HN017, Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Bifidobacterium lactis HN019) have no adverse effects on the health of mice

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 831-836

  Shu, Quan ^a   Zhou, Joseph S ^a   J Rutherfurd, Kay ^a   Birtles, Mervyn J ^a   Prasad, Jaya ^b   Gopal, Pramod K ^b   Gill, Harsharnjit S ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Histology; Lactic acid bacteria; Safety; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FOOD SAFETY; GENETIC STRAIN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LIVEWEIGHT GAIN; MOUSE;

LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 0033494696     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(99)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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