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Some insights into the derivation and early uses of the word ‘probiotic’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller ,
G. R. Gibson  and
W. Bruck
J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology Royal Free University College Medical SchoolLondon NW3 2PFUK
G. R. Gibson
Affiliation:
Unit of Food Microbial Sciences School of Food Biosciences University of Reading Reading RG6 6AP UK
W. Bruck
Affiliation:
Unit of Food Microbial Sciences School of Food Biosciences University of Reading Reading RG6 6AP UK
*
*Corresponding author: Professor J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller, fax +44 20 7435 9694, email j.hamilton-miller@rfc.ucl.ac.uk
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Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 90 , Issue 4 , October 2003 , pp. 845
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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