| Value |
99.9
%
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Berg RD. The indigenous gastrointestinal microflora. Trends Microbiol. 1996 Nov4(11):430-5. p.431 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID8950812
|
| Primary Source |
Moore WE, Holdeman LV. Human fecal flora: the normal flora of 20 Japanese-Hawaiians. Appl Microbiol. 1974 May27(5):961-79.PubMed ID4598229
|
| Comments |
Thus, obligate anaerobes (e.g.
Bacteroides fragilis) are 100 to 1000-fold
more numerous than facultative anaerobes
(e.g. Escherichia coli and other coliforms),
the organisms commonly cultured as indicators
of human fecal contamination. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
105706 |