Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus reuteri cell-free supernatants on Cryptosporidium viability and infectivity in vitro

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-429

  Glass, Matthew D ^a   Courtney, Polly D ^a   LeJeune, Jeffery T ^a   Ward, Lucy A ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cryptosporidium; Infectivity; Lactobacillus; Probiotic; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1842588035     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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