Quantification of Lactobacillus gasseri, Enterococcus faecium and Bifidobacterium infantis in a probiotic OTC drug by real-time PCR

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-425

  Matijašić, Bojana Bogovič ^a   Obermajer, Tanja ^a   Rogelj, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium infantis; Enterococcus faecium; Lactobacillus gasseri; Probiotic OTC drug; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM BV. INFANTIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI;

EID: 71549168586     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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