Molecular analysis of intestinal microbiota composition to evaluate the effect of PEG and lactulose laxatives in humans

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-62

  Mangin, Irène ^a   Bouhnik, Yoram ^a   Suau, Antonia ^a   Rochet, Violaine ^a   Raskine, Laurent ^a   Crenn, Pascal ^a   Dyard, François ^a   Rambaud, Jean Claude ^a   Doré, Joël ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bifidobacterium probe; Constipation; Lactulose; Quantitative dot blot hybridization

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM LEPTUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOTA; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036230632     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089106002760002775     Document Type: Article

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