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Fecal Microbiota Composition and Frailty

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van Tongeren, Sandra P., Slaets, Joris P. J., Harmsen, H. J. M., Welling, Gjalt W.·2005·Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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The relationship between fecal microbiota composition and frailty in the elderly was studied. Fecal samples from volunteers with high frailty scores showed a significant reduction in the number of lactobacilli (26-fold). At much higher population levels, both the Bacteroides/Prevotella(threefold) and the Faecalibacterium prausnitzii(fourfold) groups showed a significant reduction in percentage of total number of hybridizable bacteria in the elderly with high frailty scores. In contrast to this, the number of Enterobacteriaceae was significantly higher (sevenfold) in samples from very frail volunteers.

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Authors
van Tongeren, S. P., Slaets, J. P. J., Harmsen, H. J. M., & Welling, G. W.
Affiliations
  • Department of Medical Microbiology
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Venue
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Published
2005-10
Volume
71
Issue
10
Pages
6438-6442
ISSN
  • 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5336
OpenAlex
W2129130754
Cited by
333
References
37
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FWCI
1.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Keywords
fecal microbiota, frailty, older adults, lactobacilli, Bacteroides-Prevotella, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Enterobacteriaceae, gut microbiota, microbial diversity
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bifidobacterium, Enterobacteriaceae, Feces, Humans, Lactobacillus, Colony Count, Microbial, Frail Elderly, Prevotella

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