Open AccessNormal Cultivable Microflora in Upper Jejunal Fluid in Children Without Gastrointestinal Disorders
Author(s) -
T. Justesen,
Ole Haagen Nielsen,
Karsten Hjelt,
P. A. Krasilnikoff
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-198411000-00007
Subject(s) - veillonella , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteroides , viridans streptococci , medicine , streptococcus , lactobacillus , microorganism , corynebacterium , actinomyces , haemophilus parainfluenzae , haemophilus , bacteria , biology , haemophilus influenzae , antibiotics , genetics
Bacteriological studies of uncontaminated upper jejunal fluid were performed in 51 Danish children without gastrointestinal disorders. Thirty-seven percent of the samples were sterile [less than 10(1) colony-forming units (CFU)/ml]. In 25% of the cases, the total number of microorganisms exceeded 10(5) CFU/ml. The microorganisms isolated most frequently were: Streptococcus, sp. ("Viridans group"), Veillonella parvula, Hemophilus parainfluenzae, Lactobacillus, sp., Corynebacterium, sp., Actinomyces, sp., Bacteroides, sp., and Hemophilus influenzae, each found in more than 10% of the children. The upper range for the number of microorganisms isolated exceeded 10(5) CFU/ml for most of the species isolated of which the vast majority belonged to an "oral type" of flora. Enterococci were isolated in small numbers in three children, and Enterobacteriaceae were not found.