Age and disease related changes in intestinal bacterial populations assessed by cell culture, 16S rRNA abundance, and community cellular fatty acid profiles
Hopkins MJ;Sharp R;Macfarlane GT;;
Gut2001Vol. 48pp. -
530
mj2001gutage
Abstract
Polyphasic analysis of faecal bacteria showed that significant structural changes occur in the microbiota with aging, and this was especially evident with respect to putatively protective bifidobacteria. Reductions in these organisms in the large bowel may be related to increased disease risk in eld …