Molecular biological methods for studying the gut microbiota: The EU human gut flora project

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages

  Blaut, M ^a   Collins, M D ^b   Welling, G W ^c   Dore J ^d   Van Loo, J ^e   De Vos, W ^f  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e ORAFTI   (Belgium)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genotypic identification of bacteria; Gut microbiology; Intestinal flora; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

AGE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CLONE; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FECES CULTURE; GENE PROBE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0036088833     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn/2002539     Document Type: Review

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