Molecularly assessed shifts of Bifidobacterium ssp. and less diverse microbial communities are characteristic of 5-year-old allergic children

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-269

  Štšepetova, Jelena ^a   Sepp, Epp ^a   Julge, Kaja ^b   Vaughan, Elaine ^c   Mikelsaar, Marika ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bifidobacterium ssp.; Children; Faecal microbiota; PCR denaturing gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM CATENULATUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 35148817370     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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