1. Colonic microbiota signatures across five northern European countries.
- Author
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Lay C, Rigottier-Gois L, Holmstrøm K, Rajilic M, Vaughan EE, de Vos WM, Collins MD, Thiel R, Namsolleck P, Blaut M, and Doré J
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Europe, Flow Cytometry, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Bacteroides classification, Bacteroides genetics, Bacteroides isolation & purification, Clostridium classification, Clostridium genetics, Clostridium isolation & purification, Colon microbiology
- 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.
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- 2005
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