Investigation of the faecal microbiota of geriatric cats

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-293

  Jia, J ^a   Frantz, N ^b   Khoo, C ^b   Gibson, G R ^a   Rastall, R A ^a   McCartney, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Ecology; Intestinal microbiology; Lactic acid bacteria; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL GROUPS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FECAL MICROBIOTA; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; METABOLIC FUNCTION; NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY; TOTAL BACTERIA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS;

ELECTROKINESIS; FECAL COLIFORM; FELID; FOOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOBACTERIACEAE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES MICROFLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

ACIDAMINOCOCCACEAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CORIOBACTERIACEAE; FELIDAE;

EID: 80051665111     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03105.x     Document Type: Article

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