Enumeration of Bacteroides species in human faeces by fluorescent in situ hybridisation combined with flow cytometry using 16S rRNA probes

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-118

  Rigottier Gois, Lionel ^a   Rochet, Violaine ^a   Garrec, Nathalie ^a   Suau, Antonia ^a   Doré, Joël ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA probe; Bacteroides; Flow cytometry; Human faecal microbiota; In situ hybridisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; COLON MUCOSA; ECOSYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALISTIPES PUTREDINIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES DISTASONIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BACTEROIDES PUTREDINIS; BACTEROIDES VULGATUS; CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROBIOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; OVATUS;

EID: 0037366989     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/072320203322337399     Document Type: Article

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