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Effect of feeding concentrates of Lactobacillus organisms on intestinal colonization by Escherichia coli in swine

Creator:

Muralidhara, K. S.

Abstract:

A Lactobacillus species of human intestinal origin (strain MLC) used in swine feeding experiments was characterized using biochemical, genetic and serological techniques and found to be Lactobacillus lactis. Bottle feeding of the MLC strain in concentrate form (> 10⁹ cfu/ml) resulted in a reduction in both fecal coliforms and the...

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Dissertation