High-throughput DNA sequence analysis reveals stable engraftment of gut microbiota following transplantation of previously frozen fecal bacteria

Gut Microbes

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-135

  Hamilton, Matthew J ^a   Weingarden, Alexa R ^a   Unno, Tatsuya ^a   Khoruts, Alexander ^b   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroides; Clostridium difficile; Curing; DNA sequence analysis; Fecal microbial transplantation; Firmicutes; Frozen preparations; Illumina; Microbiota; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIALES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENGRAFTMENT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIRMICUTES; FOLLOW UP; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONADACEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; RUMINOCOCCACEAE; TAXONOMY; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CURING; DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; FECAL MICROBIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FIRMICUTES; FROZEN PREPARATIONS; ILLUMINA; MICROBIOTA; RESTORATION;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BIOTA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84874737205     PISSN: 19490976     EISSN: 19490984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/gmic.23571     Document Type: Article

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