title: Probiotic bacteria and intestinal health: new methods of investigation.
abstract: This paper highlights some new methods in the probiotic research based on the use of colonic biopsies and molecular biological techniques for strain identification.
authors.affiliation: Harjula Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vilpponen-Salmela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alander
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Satokari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Björkman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kontula
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Korpela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saxelin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mattila-Sandholm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Wright
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D007778:Lactobacillus; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019936:Probiotics