Immunostimulatory actions of Lactobacilli: Mitogenic induction of antibody production and spleen cell proliferation by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Lactobacillus acidophilus

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-83

  Easo, J G ^a   Measham, J D ^a   Munroe, J ^a   Green Johnson, Julia M ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibody; Immune; Lactobacilli; Mitogen; Probiotic; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0036281225     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540100220137682     Document Type: Article

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