Effect of garlic powder on the growth of commensal bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8-9, 2012, Pages 707-711

  Filocamo, Angela ^a   Nueno Palop, Carmen ^b   Bisignano, Carlo ^a   Mandalari, Giuseppina ^a,b   Narbad, Arjan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Garlic; Gastrointestinal tract; Growth of commensal bacteria; Lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM NEXILE; COLON FLORA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; FOOD; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POWDERS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM NEXILE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 84861818210     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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