Comparison of intestinal microflora in healthy infants and infants with allergic colitis

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-258

  Smehilova M ^a   Vlkova E ^a   Nevoral, J ^b   Flajsmanova K ^b   Killer, J ^a   Rada, V ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; CLASSIFICATION; COLITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; COLITIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 48249124614     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0038-6     Document Type: Article

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