Obesity pandemics and the modification of digestive bacterial flora

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 631-634

  Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL RNA; BUTYRIC ACID; DNA 16S; GENOMIC DNA; GROWTH PROMOTOR; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRMICUTES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOMICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICE; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 48449090429     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0490-x     Document Type: Review

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