Isolation and characterization of cultivable fermentative bacteria from the intestine of two edible snails, Helixpomatia and Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

The intestinal microbiota of the edible snails Cornu aspersum fSyn: H. aspersa), and Helix pomatia were investigated by culture-based methods, 16S rRNA sequence analyses and phenotypic characterisations. The study was carried out on aestivating snails and two populations of H. pomatia were considere...

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Main Authors: MAR YVONNE CHARRIER, GERARD FONTY, BRIGITTE GAILLARD-MARTINIE, KADER AINOUCHE, GERARD ANDANT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602006000500010

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