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The Intestinal Microflora of Infants: Fecal Flora of Infants with Vitamin K Deficiency
Author(s) -
Benno Yoshimi,
Sawada Ken,
Mitsuoka Tomotari
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1985.tb00823.x
Subject(s) - veillonella , feces , bacteroides , bifidobacterium , flora (microbiology) , bacteroides fragilis , biology , physiology , incidence (geometry) , vitamin , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus , endocrinology , food science , antibiotics , streptococcus , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics , fermentation
The fecal flora of 10 infants with vitamin K deficiency (VKD) and 10 healthy infants was examined. All the infants were breast‐fed. In the infants with VKD, the total counts ( P <0.01) and the numbers of bifidobacteria ( P < 0.001) were lower than in the healthy infants, whereas bacteroides, veillonella and enterococci were present in greater numbers in the feces of infants with VKD. The incidence of the Bacteroides fragilis group was higher ( P <0.05) in the infants with VKD than in the healthy infants. A significant reduction ( P <0.05) in Bifidobacterium breve was shown in the infants with VKD. The data emphasize the abnormal flora in infants with VKD.