16S Ribosomal DNA Terminal Restriction Fragment Pattern Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Feces of Rats Fed Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1935-1939

  Kaplan, Christopher W ^a   Astaire, Johanna C ^a   Sanders, Mary Ellen ^a   Reddy, Bandaru S ^b   Kitts, Christopher L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICROBIOLOGY; RAT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROBIOTICS; RATS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0035319323     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1935-1939.2001     Document Type: Article

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