Comparative Study of Bacterial Groups within the Human Cecal and Fecal Microbiota

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4939-4942

  Marteau, Philippe ^a,b   Pochart, Philippe ^a,c   Doré, Joël ^d   Béra Maillet, Christel ^d   Bernalier, Annick ^d   Corthier, Gérard ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AP HP ^*  (France)

^c Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0035486693     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.10.4939-4942.2001     Document Type: Article

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