Open Access<p>Quantification of Intestinal <em>Lactobacillus</em> Species in Children with Functional Constipation by Quantitative Real-Time PCR</p>
Author(s) -
Nabi Jomehzadeh,
Hazhir Javaherizadeh,
Mansour Amin,
Mohammad Rashno,
Ali Teimoori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s250755
Subject(s) - medicine , real time polymerase chain reaction , functional constipation , lactobacillus , constipation , gastroenterology , food science , gene , biochemistry , biology , fermentation
Functional constipation is a common and annoying gastrointestinal disorder among children worldwide in which the intestinal microbiota composition plays a fundamental role. This study aimed to compare the quantity of main intestinal Lactobacillus species in constipated children and healthy controls.