Biochemical Characteristics and Fermentation of Glucose and Starch by Rabbit Cæcal Strains of Bifidobacterium globosum

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Marounek, M ^a   Rada, V ^b   Benda, V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

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

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM PSEUDOLONGUM SUBSP. GLOBOSUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

GLUCOSE; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MALE; RABBITS; STARCH;

EID: 0345917566     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815555     Document Type: Article

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