Characterization of spore forming Bacilli isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2178-2186

  Fakhry, S ^a   Sorrentini, I ^b   Ricca, E ^a   De Felice, M ^a   Baccigalupi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera di Benevento G Rummo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Commensals; Gut; Probiotics; Spores; Vaccine vehicles

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; PROBIOTICS;

COMMENSAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUT; HEALTHY HUMANS; HUMAN USE; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; PROBIOTIC STRAIN; PROBIOTICS; SPORE; VACCINE VEHICLE;

VACCINES;

PROBIOTIC AGENT; SURFACTANT;

ADAPTATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; COMMENSAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; HOMINID; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBIOTICS; SPORE; SPORULATION; SURFACTANT; VACCINE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLI; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 56649108103     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03934.x     Document Type: Article

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