Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum administration on colonic microbiota and its metabolic activity in premenstrual syndrome

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 247-260

  Bertazzoni Minelli, E ^a   Benini, A ^a   Vicentini, L ^a   Andreoli, E ^a   Oselladore, M ^b   Cerutti, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium bifidum; faecal enzymes; Lactobacillus acidophilus; microbiota; premenstrual syndrome; S adenosyl L methionine; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICROBIOTA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 12644270186     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1234-987X(199611)9:6<247::AID-MEH435>3.3.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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