Intestinal microflora of Estonian and Swedish infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 956-961

  Sepp, E ^a   Julge, K ^a   Vasar, M ^a   Naaber, P ^a   Bjorksten B ^b   Mikelsaar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geographic differences; Infants; Intestinal microflora

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESTONIA; EUBACTERIUM; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030851665     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb15178.x     Document Type: Article

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