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Prevalence and characterization of Clostridium perfringens from the faecal microbiota of elderly Irish subjects.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Lakshminarayanan Bhuvaneswari, Harris Hugh M B, Coakley Mairéad, O'Sullivan Órla, Stanton Catherine, Pruteanu Mihaela, Shanahan Fergus, O'Toole Paul W, Ross R Paul, On Behalf Of The Eldermet Consortium
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota of elderly subjects using a combination of culture-dependent techniques and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The study was performed as part of the ELDERMET project, in which 368 faecal samples were assessed for viable numbers of Bifidobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp. and Enterobacteriaceae on selective agar....
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