National survey outcomes on commercial probiotic food supplements in Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 265-273

  Aureli, Paolo ^a   Fiore, Alfonsina ^a   Scalfaro, Concetta ^a   Casale, Maria ^a   Franciosa, Giovanna ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Food supplements; Probiotics; Survey

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM;

EID: 74349124647     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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