Molecular studies neglect apparently gram-negative populations in the human gut microbiota

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3286-3293

  Hugon, Perrine ^a   Lagier, Jean Christophe ^a   Robert, Catherine ^a   Lepolard, Catherine ^a   Papazian, Laurent ^a,b   Musso, Didier ^c   Vialettes, Bernard ^d   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c Institut Louis Malarde   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMIPENEM; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRMICUTES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PYROSEQUENCING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOTA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884741950     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00473-13     Document Type: Article

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