Analysis of the fecal microflora of human subjects consuming a probiotic product containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus DR20

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2578-2588

  Tannock, G W ^a   Munro, K ^a   Harmsen, H J M ^b   Welling, G W ^b   Smart, J ^c   Gopal, P K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034129592     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2578-2588.2000     Document Type: Article

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