Normal flora: Diversity and functions

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 193-207

  McFarland, L V ^a  

^a Service de Pharmacologie   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VITAMIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; DIET; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ECOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034501038     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600050216183     Document Type: Article

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