Loop ileostomy is an effective procedure to protect downstream intestinal anastomoses. Ileostomy reversal surgery is often performed within 12 months of formation but is associated with substantial morbidity due to severe post-surgical complications. Distal ileum is deprived of enteral nutrition and rendered inactive, often becoming atrophied and fibrotic. This study aimed to investigate the mi...

Multiple stable isotope and fatty acid analyses were applied to examine food web dynamics in an eelgrass Zostera marina L. system in the western Baltic Sea. Samples of eelgrass, epiphytic algae, sand microflora, red algae, phytoplankton and main consumer species were collected in June 2002. δ13C values of primary producers ranged from –9.6‰ for eelgrass to the most depleted value of –34.9‰ for ...

OBJECTIVE The goals of this study were 1) to better define the labial microflora and 2) to evaluate whether extended non-menstrual use of panty liners would increase genital carriage of undesirable bacteria and predispose to infection. METHODS Healthy female volunteers (224) were prospectively randomized into panty liner wear groups A (Always((R)) deodorant) and B (Always((R)) non-deodorant) ...

Prebiotic compounds, such as short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), have been shown to improve health, welfare, or both, in several species, but few studies have been conducted in horses, despite the sensitivity of their hindgut microflora. We hypothesized that prebiotic oligosaccharides, known to be able to stabilize the intestinal microflora in other species, would be of importance in ho...

background: essential oils as growth stimulant play an important role in improving intestinal microflora and morphological properties and immune system in broiler chickens. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of artemisia sieberi oil on intestinal morphology, secum microflora and immune system in broiler chickens. methods: two hundred day-old broiler chickens (ross ...

A study was conducted to evaluate efficacyof wheat based vs. corn based diets on growth performance, carcass traits,blood parameters, jejunum morphological development, immunity, cecal microflora and excreta moisture in broiler chicks fed according to digestible essential amino acid profile. One hundred forty day old Ross 308 male broiler chicks randomly distributed into ten separated floor pen...

The human colonic microflora has a central role in health and disease, being unique in its complexity and range of functions. As such, dietary modulation is important for improved gut health, especially during the highly-sensitive stage of infancy. Diet can affect the composition of the gut microflora through the availability of different substrates for bacterial fermentation. Differences in gu...

Molecular Characterization of Intestinal Bacteria in Healthy Cats and a Comparison of the Fecal Bacterial Flora between Healthy Cats and Cats with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). (August 2008) Lauren Elizabeth Ritchie, B.S., Texas A&M University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Jan S. Suchodolski Dr. Jörg M. Steiner Past studies characterizing the feline intestinal microflora have used tr...