The Impact of Bifidobacterium bifidum and its Surface Protein BopA on the Murine Intestinal Barrier and Endogenous Microbiota Composition

Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb75 is a novel strain whose behavior within the intestinal tract is not known. This work attempts to determine the survival and molecular determinant responsible for its colonization through two studies involving administration to mice of 1) B. bifidum MIMBb75 or 2) engin...

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Main Author: Villa, Christopher
Other Authors: Comelli, Elena
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31622