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Feces
Known as:
poop
, faecal
, faeces
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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
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Duodenal infusion of donor feces for recurrent Clostridium difficile.
E. van Nood
,
A. Vrieze
,
+10 authors
J. Keller
New England Journal of Medicine
2013
Corpus ID: 25879411
BACKGROUND Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is difficult to treat, and failure rates for antibiotic therapy are high. We…
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study
K. Kotloff
,
J. Nataro
,
+43 authors
M. Levine
The Lancet
2013
Corpus ID: 205969172
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly
M. Claesson
,
I. Jeffery
,
+26 authors
P. O’Toole
Nature
2012
Corpus ID: 205229795
Alterations in intestinal microbiota composition are associated with several chronic conditions, including obesity and…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of the Human Infant Intestinal Microbiota
C. Palmer
,
E. Bik
,
Daniel B. DiGiulio
,
D. Relman
,
P. Brown
PLoS Biology
2007
Corpus ID: 15274349
Almost immediately after a human being is born, so too is a new microbial ecosystem, one that resides in that person's…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries: Acknowledgements
M. Cheesbrough
2005
Corpus ID: 68350629
Preface 7. Microbiological tests 7.1 Microbiology practice and quality assurance in district laboratories 7.2 Features and…
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Diversity of the Human Intestinal Microbial Flora
P. Eckburg
,
E. Bik
,
+6 authors
D. Relman
Science
2005
Corpus ID: 14218251
The human endogenous intestinal microflora is an essential “organ” in providing nourishment, regulating epithelial development…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Short-chain fatty acids and human colonic function: roles of resistant starch and nonstarch polysaccharides.
D. Topping
,
P. Clifton
Physiological Reviews
2001
Corpus ID: 1001479
Resistant starch (RS) is starch and products of its small intestinal digestion that enter the large bowel. It occurs for various…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics.
G. Gibson
,
M. Roberfroid
Journal of NutriLife
1995
Corpus ID: 4451767
Because the human gut microbiota can play a major role in host health, there is currently some interest in the manipulation of…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Colorectal cancer
J. Hardcastle
Europe Against Cancer European Commission Series…
1993
Corpus ID: 380553
tant aspects of colorectal cancer comes at an opportune time, for colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from…
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Randomised controlled trial of faecal-occult-blood screening for colorectal cancer
J. Hardcastle
,
J. Chamberlain
,
+5 authors
C. Mangham
The Lancet
1989
Corpus ID: 11395104
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