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Effect of the Two‐Year Milk‐Feeding on the Gastrointestinal Microflora of the Cynomolgus Monkey ( Macaca fascicularis )
Author(s) -
Benno Yoshimi,
Honjo Shigeo,
Mitsuoka Tomotari
Publication year - 1987
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.1348-0421.1987.tb03155.x
Subject(s) - cecum , biology , bifidobacterium , duodenum , lactobacillus , gastrointestinal tract , ileum , enterobacteriaceae , stomach , rectum , bacteroidaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , jejunum , feces , food science , medicine , bacteria , endocrinology , ecology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , fermentation , gene
The effect of the two‐year milk‐feeding on the gastrointestinal (GI) microflora of a cynomolgus monkey was determined. Bifidobacterium spp. in the animal fed with cow's milk alone were distributed in higher number in the stomach, duodenum, cecum, and rectum. The increasingly higher numbers of Lactobacillus spp. and Candida spp. were counted in all regions of the GI tract of the animal fed with the formula diet. Bacteroidaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, and Streptococcus spp. were detected from the upper to lower intestines in the monkey given only milk, whereas in the monkey given the formula, those bacterial species were localized in only the lower intestines.