| Value |
1e+8
bacteria/ml
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Berg RD. The indigenous gastrointestinal microflora. Trends Microbiol. 1996 Nov4(11):430-5. p.432 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID8950812
|
| Primary Source |
Tannock. G.W. (1995) Normal Microflora, Chapman & Hall |
| Comments |
Compared with
the upper small intestine (BNID 105710), the distal small intestine (with
decreased peristalsis and lower oxidation-reduction
potentials) maintains a more diverse microflora and
higher bacterial populations (10^8 bacteria/ml intestinal
contents). See BNID 102535 |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
105711 |