Persistence of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 in the Human Intestinal Tract: Response to Consecutive and Alternate-Day Supplementation

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-264

  Smith, Tracey J ^a   Anderson, Danielle ^b   Margolis, Lee M ^a   Sikes, Anthony ^b   Young, Andrew J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Lactobacillus reuteri; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATE DAY SUPPLEMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONSECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTATION; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; KNEE INJURY; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455220999     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2011.10719968     Document Type: Article

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