Bacteria and chocolate: A successful combination for probiotic delivery

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 97-103

  Possemiers, S ^a   Marzorati, M ^a   Verstraete, W ^a   Van de Wiele, T ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Gastrointestinal resource management; Gut microbiota; Lactobacilli; Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME)

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; DRUG CARRIER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROENCAPSULATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DRUG FORMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; SIMULATION; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CACAO; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; PROBIOTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 77953536656     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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