Fermentation of mucin by bifidobacteria from rectal samples of humans and rectal and intestinal samples of animals

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-89

  Killer, J ^a   Marounek, M ^a,b  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYALURONATE LYASE; MUCIN; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; GOAT; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARGE INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; ENZYME STABILITY; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GOATS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INTESTINE, LARGE; MUCINS; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM;

EID: 79958117155     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0022-4     Document Type: Article

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