Specific growth rate of bifidobacteria cultured on different sugars

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 477-480

  Rada, V ^a   Bartonova J ^a   Vlkova E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM PSEUDOLONGUM;

GLUCOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY PRODUCT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CULTURE MEDIA; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FECES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0036356982     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818784     Document Type: Article

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