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Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease Volume 9, 1996 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Composition of Faecal Microbiota and Metabolism of Faecal Bacteria of Pig-Flora-Associated (PFA) mice

K. Hirayama Department of Veterinary Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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K. Itoh Department of Veterinary Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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E. Takahashi Department of Veterinary Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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K. Shinozaki Experimental Station for Bio-animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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T. Sawasaki Experimental Station for Bio-animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan
Pages 199-206 | Received 24 Mar 1996, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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