Characterization of Bacterial Communities in Feces from Healthy Elderly Volunteers and Hospitalized Elderly Patients by Using Real-Time PCR and Effects of Antibiotic Treatment on the Fecal Microbiota

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

1990 • 15,514 citations

Determination of bacterial load by real-time PCR using a broad-range (universal) probe and primers set

2002 • 1,839 citations

Direct Analysis of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA from Complex Communities Reveals Many Novel Molecular Species within the Human Gut

1999 • 1,472 citations

The Ribosomal Database Project (RDP-II): previewing a new autoaligner that allows regular updates and the new prokaryotic taxonomy

2003 • 1,428 citations

Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of 16S rRNA from Human Fecal Samples Reveals Stable and Host-Specific Communities of Active Bacteria

1998 • 1,347 citations

rrndb: the Ribosomal RNA Operon Copy Number Database

2001 • 1,015 citations

Quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization of Bifidobacterium spp. with genus-specific 16S rRNA-targeted probes and its application in fecal samples

1995 • 975 citations

Effect of antimicrobial agents on the ecological balance of human microflora

2001 • 807 citations

Development of 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for the Detection and Identification of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

2002 • 638 citations

Effects of inulin and lactose on fecal microflora, microbial activity, and bowel habit in elderly constipated persons

1997 • 589 citations

Growth requirements and fermentation products of Fusobacterium prausnitzii, and a proposal to reclassify it as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii gen. nov., comb. nov.

2002 • 580 citations

Age and disease related changes in intestinal bacterial populations assessed by cell culture, 16S rRNA abundance, and community cellular fatty acid profiles

2001 • 561 citations

Identification of Nonpoint Sources of Fecal Pollution in Coastal Waters by Using Host-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Genetic Markers from Fecal Anaerobes

2000 • 503 citations

PCR detection and quantitation of predominant anaerobic bacteria in human and animal fecal samples

1996 • 496 citations

Changes in predominant bacterial populations in human faeces with age and with Clostridium difficile infection

2002 • 443 citations

Role of short-chain fatty acids in the prevention of colorectal cancer

1995 • 349 citations

Comparison of real-time PCR with SYBR Green I or 5'-nuclease assays and dot-blot hybridization with rDNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes in quantification of selected faecal bacteria

2003 • 329 citations

BACTEROIDES OF THE HUMAN LOWER INTESTINAL TRACT

1984 • 292 citations

Studies of Intestinal Microflora

1967 • 289 citations

Studies of Intestinal Microflora

1968 • 247 citations

Butyrate oxidation is impaired in the colonic mucosa of sufferers of quiescent ulcerative colitis.

1994 • 237 citations

Effect of changing transit time on colonic microbial metabolism in man.

1987 • 186 citations

Postprandial colonic transit and motor activity in chronic constipation

1990 • 175 citations

Design and Evaluation of a 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe for Specific Detection and Quantitation of Human Faecal Bacteroides Populations

1998 • 175 citations

Identification and quantitation of mucosal and faecal desulfovibrios using real time polymerase chain reaction

2004 • 173 citations

Foodborne Illness in the Elderly

1998 • 144 citations

Age related changes in gut physiology and nutritional status.

1996 • 130 citations

Nutrition, ageing and ill health

1998 • 125 citations

Sulphate-reducing bacteria

1991 • 116 citations

Differences in the Distribution of Bi?fidobacterial and Enterobacterial Species in Human Faecal Microflora of Three Different (Children, Adults, Elderly) Age Groups

2001 • 94 citations

Factors controlling colonic motility: Colonic pressures and transit after meals in patients with total gastrectomy, pernicious anaemia, or duodenal ulcer

1970 • 91 citations

Ecological Effects of Linezolid versus Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid on the Normal Intestinal Microflora

2001 • 90 citations

Ecology of Bifidobacterium in the Human Intestinal Flora

1987 • 72 citations

Butyrate metabolism in the terminal ileal mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis

1995 • 63 citations

Anaerobic microbiology :a practical approach

1991 • 59 citations

The relationship between an increase in β-lactamase activity after oral administration of three new cephalosporins and protection against intestinal ecological disturbances

1994 • 50 citations

Co-utilization of polymerized carbon sources by Bacteroides ovatus grown in a two-stage continuous culture system

1991 • 44 citations

Comparison of carbohydrate substrate preferences in eight species of bifidobacteria

1991 • 36 citations

Comparison of carbohydrate substrate preferences in eight species of bifidobacteria

1991 • 34 citations

Decreased maturation of T-cell populations in the healthy elderly: Influence of nutritional factors on the appearance of double negative CD4-, CD8-, CD2+ cells

1994 • 31 citations

Serum antibodies to commensal oral and gut bacteria vary with age

1996 • 29 citations

Detection of enterococci with rRNA targeted DNA probes and their use for hygienic drinking water control

1997 • 28 citations

Colonic fermentation of complex carbohydrates in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

1993 • 28 citations

[The faecal flora of man. II. The composition of bifidobacterium flora of different age groups (author's transl)].

1974 • 25 citations

Colonic transit times and the effect of lactulose or lactitol in hospitalized patients.

1995 • 23 citations

A randomized multicenter trial to compare the influence of cefaclor and amoxycillin on the colonization resistance of the digestive tract in patients with lower respiratory tract infection

1991 • 18 citations

Comparison of populations of human faecal bacteria before and afterin vitroincubation with plant cell wall substrates

1987 • 16 citations

Effect of ascorbic acid on longevity and biochemical alterations in Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

1994 • 12 citations

Detection of enterococci with rRNA targeted DNA probes and their use for hygienic drinking water control

1997 • 10 citations

DNA Extraction from Bacterial Cultures

1997 • 10 citations

Subjective Data Related to Altered Bowel Elimination Patterns among Hospitalized Elder and Middle-aged Persons

1993 • 8 citations

Meeting the needs of the hospitalized elderly.

1986 • 2 citations