Adaptation of bifidobacteria to the gastrointestinal tract and functional consequences

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-136

  Sánchez, Borja ^a   Ruiz, Lorena ^a   Gueimonde, Miguel ^a   Ruas Madiedo, Patricia ^a   Margolles, Abelardo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bifidobacterium; Gastrointestinal tract; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ACID TOLERANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIFIDOBACTERIALES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANGULATUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM DENTIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM THERMOPHILUM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH STATUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84873705655     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2012.11.004     Document Type: Review

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