Composition and Bile Salt Transforming Capacity of the Bacterial Flora of Ileal Effluent in Patients with Ileostomies

I. W. Percy-Robb University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

W. A. Telfer Brunton University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

J. C. Gould University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

K. N. Jalan University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

J. P. A. Mcmanus University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

W. Sircus University Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Group Microbiological Laboratories, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

Abstract

The bacterial ecology of ileal effluent in 4 patients with ileostomy has been studied and shown to consist of a mixture of both aerobic and anaerobic species. The capacity of these bacteria to degrade sodium taurocholate has been examined. While deconjugation was shown to be a property of a number of anaerobic organisms, none was found capable of effecting de-hydroxylation.

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