Randomized Open-Label pilot study of the influence of probiotics and the gut microbiome on toxic metal levels in Tanzanian pregnant women and school children

mBio

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Bisanz, Jordan E ^a,b   Enos, Megan K ^a,b   Mwanga, Joseph R ^c   Changalucha, John ^c   Burton, Jeremy P ^a,b   Gloor, Gregory B ^b   Reid, Gregor ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S; YOGHURT; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; CANADIAN; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MILK; NONHUMAN; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEX; SUCCINIVIBRIONACEAE; TANZANIAN; BIOTA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOTA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908406457     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.01580-14     Document Type: Article

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