In vitro effects of selected synbiotics on the human faecal microbiota composition

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 516-527

  Saulnier, Delphine M A ^a,b   Gibson, Glenn R ^b   Kolida, Sofia ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FISH; Gut microbiota; Prebiotic; Probiotic; Synbiotic

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FECES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM; FECES MICROFLORA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; FECES; FERMENTATION; GRAM-POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS RODS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBIOTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM RECTALE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 55949096164     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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