Evaluation of two Bacillus subtilis strains isolated from Korean fermented food as probiotics against loperamide-induced constipation in mice

Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 797-806

  Kim, Bae Jin ^a   Hong, Joo Heon ^b   Jeong, Yoo Seok ^a   Jung, Hee Kyoung ^a  

^a BioHealth Convergence Center   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp; Bacillus subtilis; constipation; Korean traditional food; probiotic

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MUS;

EID: 84916640810     PISSN: 17382203     EISSN: 2234344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13765-014-4106-0     Document Type: Article

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