Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in dairy matrices and in the human gastrointestinal tract

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 53-57

  Pimentel, Lígia L ^a   Mättö, Jaana ^b   Malcata, F Xavier ^a   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Saarela, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE LEVELS; COLONISATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD MATRIXES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GI TRACT; HUMAN INTERVENTION; MATRIX STABILITY; PROBIOTICS; RAPD-PCR;

BACILLI;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 84866274000     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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