Survivability of a probiotic Lactobacillus casei in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy human volunteers and its impact on the faecal microflora

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1026-1032

  Tuohy, K M ^a   Pinart Gilberga, M ^a   Jones, M ^a   Hoyles, L ^a   McCartney, A L ^a   Gibson, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Intestine; Lactobacillus casei; Probiotic; Survival

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FERMENTED MILK; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RNA;

FAECAL SAMPLES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTHY HUMANS; HUMAN; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLI; PROBIOTICS; SURVIVAL;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIUM; COMMENSAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; PROBIOTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MILK; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 33947369003     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03154.x     Document Type: Article

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