β-Galactosidase production by Streptococcus thermophilus is higher in the small intestine than in the caecum of human-microbiota-associated mice after lactose supplementation

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-181

  Mater, Denis D G ^a   Drouault Holowacz, Sophie ^b   Oozeer, Raish ^a   Langella, Philippe ^a   Anba, Jamila ^a   Corthier, Gérard ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Arilait Recherches   (France)

Author keywords

Digestive tract; Human microbiota; Lactose intolerance; Streptococcus thermophilus; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DRINKING WATER; LACTOSE; LUCIFERASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CECUM; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; SMALL INTESTINE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CECUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; INTESTINE, SMALL; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; YOGURT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33746705547     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20061724     Document Type: Article

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