Evaluation of microbial community reproducibility, stability and composition in a human distal gut chemostat model

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-174

  McDonald, Julie A K ^a   Schroeter, Kathleen ^a   Fuentes, Susana ^b   Heikamp deJong, Ineke ^b   Khursigara, Cezar M ^a   de Vos, Willem M ^b   Allen Vercoe, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemostat; DGGE; Human distal gut; Microbial ecology; Microbiota; Phylogenetic microarray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTEROIDETES; CHEMOSTAT; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FIRMICUTES; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHEMOSTAT; DGGE; HUMAN DISTAL GUT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENETIC MICROARRAY;

ADULT; BACILLUS; BACTEROIDETES; CLOSTRIDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84884168072     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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