Some insights into the derivation and early uses of the word 'probiotic'

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 845-

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a   Gibson, G R ^b   Bruck, W ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIET; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; EATING; FERMENTATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOMENCLATURE; SEMANTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

PROBIOTICS; SEMANTICS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0142120452     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003954     Document Type: Letter

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