Mucosa-associated bacterial flora of the human colon

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Poxton, I R ^a   Brown, R ^a   Sawyerr, A ^a   Ferguson, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031022721     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-1-85     Document Type: Article

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