Microbiological Effects of Consuming a Synbiotic Containing Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium lactis, and Oligofructose in Elderly Persons, Determined by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Counting of Viable Bacteria
Bartosch, Sabine;Woodmansey, Emma J.;Paterson, Jacqueline. C. M.;McMurdo, Marion. E. T.;Macfarlane, George T.;
clinical infectious diseases2005Vol. 40pp. 28-37
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sabine2005clinicalmicrobiological
Abstract
Abstract. Background. Because of changes in gut physiology, immune system reactivity, and diet, elderly people are more susceptible to gastrointestinal infecti