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ANAEROBIC BACTERIA, THE COLON AND COLITIS
Author(s) -
Roediger W. E. W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb04500.x
Subject(s) - anaerobic bacteria , bacteria , medicine , anaerobic exercise , colitis , intestinal bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , gastroenterology , biochemistry , physiology , biology , genetics
Anaerobic bacteria constitute more than 90% of the bacteria in the colon. An anaerobic environment is needed to maintain their growth and the production of short‐chain fatty acids by these bacteria from carbohydrates. Short‐chain fatty acids are rapidly absorbed and essential for metabolic as well as functional welfare of the colonic mucosa. The importance of these acids in water absorption and in the pathogenesis of colitis is discussed in relation to the concept of “energy deficiency diseases” of the colonic mucosa.