Fate and Dissemination of Bacillus subtilis Spores in a Murine Model

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3819-3823

  Hoa, Tran Thu ^a   Duc, Le Hong ^b   Isticato, Rachele ^c   Baccigalupi, Loredana ^c   Ricca, Ezio ^c   Van, Pham Hung ^a   Cutting, Simon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; FECES; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FECES; FEMALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROBIOTICS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0035463796     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.3819-3823.2001     Document Type: Article

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