Characterization of cecal microbiota and response to an orally administered Lactobacillus probiotic strain in the broiler chicken

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Gérard, Philippe ^a   Brézillon, Christophe ^b   Quéré, Florence ^b   Salmon, Annick ^b   Rabot, Sylvie ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Primex SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Chicken microbiota; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Lactobacillus; Probiotics; Temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CECUM; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CECUM; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LACTOBACILLUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBIOTICS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 35648936915     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106090     Document Type: Article

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