Intestinal autoflora of the test subjects in a 6-month biological engineering experiment
Rerberg, M.S.; Manukovskii, N.S.; Somova, L.A.
Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 11(2): 57-59
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040 PMID: 15161 Document Number: 116067
During a 6 mo. bioengineering experiment was examined. Changes in the composition of different groups of intestinal microflora (bifidobacteria, lactic-acid bacteria, Proteus, sp., sporogenous anaerobes, Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, enterococci, lactobacilli, staphylococci, bacteroids and yeast) were found. In spite of the unstable pattern of the intestinal microflora and its tendency for simplification, the total number of microorganisms in 1 g of feces remained relatively unchanged in all the test subjects.