Probiotics - Consensus of analysis [2]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 314-316

  Temmerman, Robin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONSUMER; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION;

BACILLUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD LABELING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 2642547300     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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