Colonic Bacterial Flora: Changing Understandings in the Molecular Age

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 459-464

  Mai, Volker ^a   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Human disease; Intestinal microbiota; Molecular tools

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLON FLORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIET; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0942301270     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.2.459     Document Type: Conference Paper

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