Maturation and Ageing of the Human Colonic Microflora
P Enck, S Klosterhalfen, K Zimmermann, J Frick · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2008 · Heft 09
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Zusammenfassung
The composition of the colonic mircoflora and changes with maturation and ageing has rarely been investigated in large samples. Methods: We analysed the colonic flora by conventional microbiological testing (Kyberstatus®, Institute for Microecology, Herborn, Germany) of stool samples from 35.292 adults (46.3±0.08, 18 to 96yrs, 9.564: 24.784 male: female; remaining=missing) and from 12.484 children (1 month to 18 years, mean±SEM: 6.05±0.04yrs, 6100: 6074 male: female) with different intestinal and non-intestinal diagnoses for colony forming units (CFU) (per g stool) as well as abdundance (relative contribuition -…