ABSTRACT
An examination of the composition and metabolic activity of microorganisms commonly found in the human gut. Chapters cover the effects gut flora have on ingested compounds, vitamin production and gastrointestinal disorders. Comparisons are also made between microbial and mammalian metabolism.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1 Gut bacteriology
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Section 2 Nitrogen metabolism
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Section 3 Carbohydrate metabolism
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Section 4 Fat metabolism
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Section 5 Sulphur metabolism
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Section 6 Metabolism of miscellaneous compounds
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Section 7 Biliary excretion and enterohepatic circulation
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Section 8 Probiotics