Variation of microbiological and biochemical parameters in the faeces of two healthy people over a 15 day period

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 375-380

  Delgado, Susana ^a   Suárez, Adolfo ^b   Otero, Luis ^b   Mayo, Baltasar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemistry of faeces; Gastrointestinal microbiology; Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME REGULATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YEAST;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RUMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 11244353563     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-004-0485-z     Document Type: Article

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