Colonic Microbiota Signatures across Five Northern European Countries

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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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BacteroidesClostridiumBiologyPhylogenetic treeBacteriaMicrobiologyZoologyEvolutionary biologyGeneticsGene

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 71
Issue: 7
Pages: 4153-4155
Citations: 298
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                                    Christophe Lay, 
                                
                                    Lionel Rigottier‐Gois, 
                                
                                    Kim Holmstrøm
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Colonic Microbiota Signatures across Five Northern European Countries. 
                            Applied and Environmental Microbiology
                            , 71
                            (7)
                            , 4153-4155.
                            https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.7.4153-4155.2005
                        

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DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.7.4153-4155.2005