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The Effect of Lactulose on the Survival of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME) and in vivo

Pia Kontula Atria Oyj, PL 117, 60101 Seinajoki, Finland,
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Lode Nollet Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links 653, B 9000 Gent, Belgium,
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Maria Saarela VTT Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1500, FIN-02044 VTT, Finland,
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Terttu Vilpponen-Salmela Harjula Hospital, Niuvantie 4, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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Willy Verstraete
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Tiina Mattila-Sandholm
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Atte von Wright University of Kuopio, Institute of Applied Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Pages 90-96 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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