Maternal-to-infant transmission of probiotics: Concept validation in mice, rats, and pigs

Neonatology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-256

  Buddington, Randal K ^a   Williams, Carol H ^b   Kostek, Beverly M ^c   Buddington, Karyl K ^a   Kullen, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis ^*  (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bifidobacteria; Intestine; Lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWINE; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS SUBSP. LACTIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MUS; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 70350525095     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000253756     Document Type: Article

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