Glycerol induces reuterin production and decreases Escherichia coli population in an in vitro model of colonic fermentation with immobilized human feces

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-64

  Cleusix, Valentine ^a   Lacroix, Christophe ^a   Vollenweider, Sabine ^a   Le Blay, Gwenaëlle ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Immobilized intestinal microbiota; In vitro fermentation model; Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730; Reuterin

Indexed keywords

1,3 PROPANEDIOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL; REUTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; FERMENTATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MODELING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INOCULATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

ADULT; ALDEHYDES; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FERMENTATION; GLYCERALDEHYDE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROPANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI;

EID: 36849039423     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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