Molecular tools to investigate intestinal bacterial communities

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-224

  Suau, Antonia ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; CLOSTRIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL DNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHYLOGENY; PROBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 1542786797     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200309000-00003     Document Type: Editorial

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