The Effects of Maturation on the Colonic Microflora in Infancy and Childhood

The composition of colonic mircoflora and its changes with maturation have rarely been investigated in large samples. Methods. We used conventional microbiological testing to analyse the colonic flora (Kyberstatus, Institut forMicroecology, Herborn, Germany) of stool samples from 12 484 children wit...

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Main Authors: P. Enck, K. Zimmermann, K. Rusch, A. Schwiertz, S. Klosterhalfen, J. S. Frick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/752401