Colonic microbiota signatures across five northern European countries

Lay, C., Rigottier-Gois, L., Holmstrom, K., Rajilic, M., Vaughan, E.E., de Vos, W.M., Collins, M.D., Thiel, R., Namsolleck, P., Blaut, M. and Dore, J. (2005) Colonic microbiota signatures across five northern European countries. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71 (7). pp. 4153-4155. ISSN 0099-2240 doi: 10.1128/aem.71.7.4153-4155.2005

Abstract/Summary

The composition of the colonic microbiota of 91 northern Europeans was characterized by fluorescent in situ hybridization using 18 phylogenetic probes. On average 75% of the bacteria were identified, and large interindividual variations were observed. Clostridium coccoides and Clostridium leptum were the dominant groups (28.0% and 25.2%), followed by the Bacteroides (8.5%). According to principal component analysis, no significant grouping with respect to geographic origin, age, or gender was observed.