Detection of infant faecal bifidobacteria by enzymatic methods

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-373

  Vlkova E ^a   Nevoral, J ^b   Jencikova, B ^b   Kopecny J ^c   Godefrooij, J ^d   Trojanova I ^a   Rada, V ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

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

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galactosidase; Glucosidase; Bifidobacteria; Fructose 6 phosphate phosphoketolase; Infant faeces

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL RNA; FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOKETOLASE; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BREAST MILK; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 11844305025     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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