Survival of bifidobacteria administered to calves

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 390-392

  Vlkova E ^a   Grmanova M ^a   Killer, J ^b   Mrazek J ^b   Kopecny J ^b   Bunesova V ^a   Rada, V ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; BACTERIA; BOVINAE; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYLOGENY; PROBIOTICS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 77955166221     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-010-0066-x     Document Type: Article

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