Evaluation of five probiotic products for label claims by DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction analysis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1113-1117

  Drisko, Jeanne ^a   Bischoff, Bette ^a   Giles, Cheryl ^a   Adelson, Martin ^b   Rao, Raja Venkitesh S ^b   McCallum, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medical Diagnostic Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium species; DNA PCR; Lactobacillus; Probiotic; Supplement label claims

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SCREENING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 20844438208     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2931-z     Document Type: Article

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