Tapeworm infection decreases intestinal transit and enteric aerobic bacterial populations

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 PART 1, 1997, Pages

  Dwinell, Michael B ^a   Bass, Paul ^b   Schaefer, Daniel M ^b,c   Oaks, John A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic microflora; Bacterial overgrowth; Fluorescent dextrans; Intestine; Motility

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAPEWORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CESTODE INFECTIONS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; INTESTINES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030826981     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.2.g480     Document Type: Article

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