Culture-based knowledge on biodiversity, development and stability of human gastrointestinal microflora

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages 53-63

  Kleessen, B ^a   Bezirtzoglou, E ^b   Matto J ^c  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cultural method; Faecal microflora; Gut ecology; Intestinal microflora

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLON FLORA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIET; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0034525487     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089106000750060305     Document Type: Review

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