Influence of bacitracin on microbial functions in the gastrointestinal tract of horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-350

  Collinder, E ^a   Berge, G N ^b   Gronvold B ^b   Lindholm, A ^a   Midtvedt, T ^c   Norin, E ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Alpharma   (Norway)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacitracin; Bilirubin; Cholesterol; Horse; Microflora; Mucin; Tryptic activity; aspartylglycine

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; BETA ASPARTYLGLYCINE; BETA-ASPARTYLGLYCINE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDE; MUCIN; TRYPSIN; UROBILINOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACITRACIN; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, PAPER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIPEPTIDES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HORSES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MUCINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRYPSIN; UROBILINOGEN;

EID: 0034220730     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777032165     Document Type: Article

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