Influence of a probiotic Enterococcus faecium strain on development of the immune system of sows and piglets

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 151-161

  Scharek, L ^a   Guth, J ^a   Reiter, K ^b   Weyrauch, K D ^b   Taras, D ^b   Schwerk, P ^b   Schierack, P ^b   Schmidt, M F G ^a   Wieler, L H ^b   Tedin, K ^b  

^a Institute of Immunology and Molecular Biology   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Flow cytometry; IgA; IgG; Intestinal colonization; Lymphocytes; Probiotics; Surface amplification

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYLACTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; SWINE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE LEVEL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEROTYPING; SUCKLING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; LYMPHOCYTES; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEROTYPING; SWINE;

EID: 20844463220     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.12.022     Document Type: Article

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