Use of colony-based bacterial strain typing for tracking the fate of <it>Lactobacillus </it>strains during human consumption

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are important components of the healthy gut flora and have been used extensively as probiotics. Understanding the cultivable diversity of LAB before and after probiotic administration, and being able to...

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Main Authors: Drevinek Pavel, Marchbank Angela, Mahenthiralingam Eshwar, Garaiova Iveta, Plummer Sue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/251