Gastrointestinal microbial community shifts observed following oral administration of a Lactobacillus fermentum strain to mice

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Plant, Laura ^a   Lam, Chi ^a   Conway, Patricia L ^a   O’riordan, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; DGGE; Gastrointestinal microbial community; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PRIMER DNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EUBACTERIUM; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0037445318     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(02)00374-4     Document Type: Article

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