Oral administration of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains of intestinal and vaginal origin to healthy human females: Re-isolation from faeces and vagina

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-20

  Vásquez, Alejandra ^a   Ahrné, Siv ^a   Jeppsson, Bengt ^b   Molin, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus; Oral administration; Probiotics; Vagina

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; VACCINIUM;

EID: 18844367206     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600510031376     Document Type: Article

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