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A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Probiotic Lactobacillus Strain in Healthy Adults: Assessment of its Delivery, Transit and Influence on Microbial Flora and Enteric Immunity

J. Kevin Collins Departments of Microbiology, Medicine and Surgery, Cork Cancer Research Centre, National Food Biotechnology Centre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland and
,
Colum Dunne
,
Lisa Murphy
,
Darrin Morrissey
,
Liam O'Mahony
,
Eilís O'Sullivan
,
Gerald Fitzgerald
,
Barry Kiely
,
Gerald C. O'Sullivan
,
Charles Daly
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Philippe Marteau Service dHepato-Gastroente rologie et Endoscopies Digestives, Hopital Europe en Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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Fergus Shanahan
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Pages 81-89 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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