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Molecular monitoring of human intestinal Bifidobacterium strain diversity.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jun 1999
Mangin I, Bouhnik Y, Bisetti N, Decaris B
Abstract excerpt
Predominant Bifidobacterium strains belonging to the intestinal flora of four human volunteers were isolated on selective medium before and after eight days of treatment with oral amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (Augmentin). These antimicrobial agents are known to be strongly active against the genus Bifidobacterium. A fifth volunteer did not receive the antibiotics and was considered as a control. Bifidobacteria...
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