Comparison among fecal secondary bile acid levels, fecal microbiota and Clostridium scindens cell numbers in Japanese

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 367-375

  Kitahara, Maki ^a   Sakata, Shinji ^a   Sakamoto, Mitsuo ^a   Benno, Yoshimi ^a  

^a RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 Dehydroxylation; Bile acid; Clostridium scindens; Fecal microbiota

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LITHOCHOLIC ACID;

7ALPHA DEHYDROXYLATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SCINDENS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; INTESTINE FLORA; JAPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SCINDENS; MICROBIOTA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2442707540     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03526.x     Document Type: Article

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