Inhomogeneity of fecal flora in separately reared laboratory mice, as detected by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

Experimental Animals

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Fushuku, Seigo ^a   Fukuda, Koichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Intestinal flora; Mouse; NMDS; PCR DGGE

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; MALE; MOUSE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTESTINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

EID: 46949085266     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.57.95     Document Type: Article

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