In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria against Clostridium difficile

Toxicological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-106

  Lee, Joong Su ^a   Chung, Myung Jun ^a   Seo, Jae Gu ^a  

^a Cellbiotech Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cell free supernatant; Clostridium difficile infection; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886248414     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2013.29.2.099     Document Type: Article

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