1. Colonic microbiota signatures across five northern European countries
- Author
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Lay, C, Rigottier-Gois, L, Holmstrom, K, Rajilić-Stojanović, Mirjana, Vaughan, EE, de Vos, Willem M., Collins, MD, Thiel, R, Namsolleck, P, Blaut, M, Dore, J, Lay, C, Rigottier-Gois, L, Holmstrom, K, Rajilić-Stojanović, Mirjana, Vaughan, EE, de Vos, Willem M., Collins, MD, Thiel, R, Namsolleck, P, Blaut, M, and Dore, J
- Abstract
The composition of the colonic microbiota of 91 northern Europeans was characterized by fluorescent in situ hybridization using 18 phylogenetic probes. On average 75% of the bacteria were identified, and large interindividual variations were observed. Clostridium coccoides and Clostridium leptum were the dominant groups (28.0% and 25.2%), followed by the Bacteroides (8.5%). According to principal component analysis, no significant grouping with respect to geographic origin, age, or gender was observed.
- Published
- 2005