Effect of raw-milk cheese consumption on the enterococcal flora of human feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 312-319

  Gelsomino, Roberto ^a   Vancanneyt, Marc ^a   Cogan, Timothy M ^b   Swings, Jean ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GASTROENTEROLOGY;

HUMAN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEESE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EATING; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MILK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 0037224597     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.312-319.2003     Document Type: Article

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