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