Intestinal methanogenic bacteria in children of different ages

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-234

  Rutili, A ^a   Canzi, E ^a   Brusa, T ^a   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Children; Human intestinal ecosystem; Methanobacteria

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; DIET; EURYARCHAEOTA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; EURYARCHAEOTA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE;

EID: 1842862444     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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