Identification and screening for antimicrobial activity against Clostridium difficile of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species isolated from healthy infant faeces

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-346

  Lee, Yoon Jong ^a   Yu, Won Kyu ^a   Heo, Tae Ryeon ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rRNA and ITS PCR; Antimicrobial assay; Bifidobacterium spp.; Clostridium difficile; Lactobacillus spp.; PCFS

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037383017     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00389-8     Document Type: Article

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