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Feces

Known as: poop, faecal, faeces 
The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The effect of anthelmintic resistance on the productivity in feedlot cattle.
Review
2014
Review
2014
The human volatilome: volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath, skin emanations, urine, feces and saliva
Breath analysis is a young field of research with its roots in antiquity. Antoine Lavoisier discovered carbon dioxide in exhaled… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Persistent Gut Microbiota Immaturity in Malnourished Bangladeshi Children
Therapeutic food interventions have reduced mortality in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), but incomplete… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reduced Dietary Intake of Carbohydrates by Obese Subjects Results in Decreased Concentrations of Butyrate and Butyrate-Producing Bacteria in Feces
ABSTRACT Weight loss diets for humans that are based on a high intake of protein but low intake of fermentable carbohydrate may… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Development of an extensive set of 16S rDNA‐targeted primers for quantification of pathogenic and indigenous bacteria in faecal samples by real‐time PCR
Aims:  The microbiota of the human intestinal tract constitutes a complex ecosystem. We report the design and optimization of an… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mucosa-Associated Bacteria in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract Are Uniformly Distributed along the Colon and Differ from the Community Recovered from Feces
ABSTRACT The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract harbors a complex community of bacterial cells in the mucosa, lumen, and feces… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Epidemiology of resistance to antibiotics. Links between animals and humans.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dogs are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Probiotics: a novel approach in the management of food allergy.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effect of dietary fibre on stools and the transit-times, and its role in the causation of disease.
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