Enumeration of bifidobacteria in animal intestinal samples

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Rada, Vojtěch ^a   Petr, J ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Feces; Intestinal tract; Selective media

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AGAR; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM SP.; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036354672     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5794-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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