Not all lactic acid bacteria are probiotics, but some are

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1079-1081

  Azas Braesco, V ^a   Bresson, J L ^b   Guarner, F ^c   Corthier, G ^d  

^a VAB nutrition   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATOPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; LETTER; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; LACTOBACILLUS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; GENOME; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PHENOTYPE; PROBIOTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951210062     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510000723     Document Type: Letter

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