High-throughput method for comparative analysis of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles from human fecal samples reveals significant increases in two bifidobacterial species after inulin-type prebiotic intake

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 343-349

  Joossens, Marie ^a   Huys, Geert ^b   Van Steen, Kristel ^c   Cnockaert, Margo ^b   Vermeire, Séverine ^a   Rutgeerts, Paul ^a   Verbeke, Kristin ^a   Vandamme, Peter ^b   De Preter, Vicky ^a  

^a LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analyses of complex profiles; Comparative analyses; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

INULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROKINESIS; FECES; GEL; MATRIX; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; TAXONOMY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EVALUATION; FECES; FEMALE; HIGH THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMAN; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES; FEMALE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; INTESTINES; INULIN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREBIOTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM;

EID: 78650790464     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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