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Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease Volume 8, 1995 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Comparison of Composition of Faecal Microbiota and Metabolism of Faecal Bacteria among 'Human-Flora-Associated' Mice Inoculated with Faeces from Six Different Human Donors

K. Hirayama Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113
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K. Itoh Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113
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E. Takahashi Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113
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T. Mitsuoka Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113
Pages 199-211 | Received 08 Jun 1995, Accepted 17 Jul 1995, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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