Influence of a combination of two potential probiotic strains, Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501® and Lactobacillus paracasei IMC 502® on bowel habits of healthy adults

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 596-602

  Verdenelli, M C ^a   Silvi, S ^a   Cecchini, C ^a   Orpianesi, C ^a   Cresci, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gut microbiota; Human clinical trial; Lactobacillus paracasei; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUPS; FEEDING STUDIES; GUT MICROBIOTA; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMAN CLINICAL TRIAL; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PROBIOTIC STRAIN; PROBIOTICS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ADULT; BACTERIUM; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; VOLUME; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES CULTURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLATE COUNT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 79955978249     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03042.x     Document Type: Article

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