Microflora of Patients with Stool Abnormality

Abstract

patients, with the exception of patients with infectious diarrhea. Alterations of the intestinal microflora probably reflect the physiological state of the patient, and fermentative reactions due to microorganisms present in the gut may possibly induce diarrhea. Since 1970, bacteriological techniques for cultivating strictly obligate anaerobes have been vigorously developed and many studies on the intestinal microflora of patients with clinical problems have been reported in