Differential impact of lactose/lactase phenotype on colonic microflora

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-379

  Szilagyi, Andrew ^a   Shrier, Ian ^b   Heilpern, Debra ^a   Je, Jung Sung ^c   Park, Sunghoon ^d   Chong, George ^d   Lalonde, Catherine ^a   Cote, Louis Francois ^e   Lee, Byong ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Department of Biochemistry   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fecal microflora; Lactose; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTASE; LACTOSE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY MASS; BREATH ANALYSIS; COLON FLORA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953623404     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/649312     Document Type: Article

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