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Can Colonoscopy Aspirates be a Substitute for Fecal Samples in Analyses of the Intestinal Microbiota?

There is a growing interest in the study of the human gut microbiota, as correlations between changes in bacterial profiles and diseases are increasingly discovered. Studies in this field generally use fecal samples, but it is often easier to obtain colon content aspirates during colonoscopy. This s...

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Autores principales: KEREN, Nirit, NAFTALI, Timna, KOVACS, Amir, KONIKOFF, Fred M., GOPHNA, Uri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24936352
http://dx.doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.31.71