Ecological Characterization of the Colonic Microbiota of Normal and Diarrheic Dogs

We used terminal restriction fragment polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis to assess (1) stability of the fecal microbiota in dogs living in environments characterized by varying degrees of exposure to factors that might alter the microbiota and (2) changes in the microbiota associated with acute episodes...

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Main Authors: Julia A. Bell, Jamie J. Kopper, Judy A. Turnbull, Nicholas I. Barbu, Alice J. Murphy, Linda S. Mansfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/149694