Author:
Meijer B. C.,Kootstra G. J.,Wilkinson M. H. F.
Abstract
SUMMARYThe morphology of faecal microflora of nine healthy human volunteers was studied by digital image analysis of microscopic slides. Weekly specimens were collected during an 8-week period. Seven morphometrical parameters were derived: the means and medians of components 1, 2 and 3, and morphometrical entropy. Statistically significant differences among subjects were found for means of components 1 and 2, medians of components 1, 2 and 3, and entropy. The stability in normal circumstances provides an excellent basis for the detection of pathological change in gut flora balance.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Epidemiology
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