Correlation between faecal microbial community structure and cholesterol-to-coprostanol conversion in the human gut

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Veiga, Patrick ^a   Juste, Catherine ^a   Lepercq, Pascale ^a   Saunier, Katiana ^a   Béguet, Fabienne ^a   Gérard, Philippe ^a  

^a 78352 J   (France)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Coprostanol; Faecal microbial community; Principal component analysis; Temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FECES ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11144333636     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.10.042     Document Type: Article

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