Phylogenetic distribution of genes encoding β-glucuronidase activity in human colonic bacteria and the impact of diet on faecal glycosidase activities

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1876-1887

  McIntosh, Freda M ^a   Maison, Nathalie ^a   Holtrop, Grietje ^b   Young, Pauline ^a   Stevens, Valerie J ^a   Ince, Jennifer ^a   Johnstone, Alexandra M ^a   Lobley, Gerald E ^a   Flint, Harry J ^a   Louis, Petra ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GLYCOSIDASE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COLON; DIET; ENZYMOLOGY; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA; COLON; DIET; FECES; GLUCURONIDASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; MALE; METAGENOME; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 84864392536     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02711.x     Document Type: Article

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