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
Open Access
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (1) , 28-37
- https://doi.org/10.1086/426027
Abstract
Background. Because of changes in gut physiology, immune system reactivity, and diet, elderly people are more susceptible to gastrointestinal infectiKeywords
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