BMC Microbiology | Full text | The Firmicutes / Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age - 0 views
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The microbiota of the large intestine plays an important role in host metabolism and maintenance of host health
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Our results defining a standard adult profile, together with previous reports, showed that C. leptum, C. coccoides, Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium represent the four dominant groups of the adult fecal microbiota
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Sub-dominant groups are Lactobacilli Enterobacteriaceae, Desulfovibrio, Sporomusa, Atopobium as well as other bacterial groups including Clostridium clusters XI, XIVb, and XVIII
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