Abstract
The gas above liquid cultures of a variety of human intestinal anaerobic bacteria was sampled and analysed by headspace gas chromatography. Hydrogen production was greatest with strains of the genus Clostridium, intermediate with anaerobic cocci and least with Bacteroides sp. Very few strains produced methane although small amounts were detected with one strain of B. thetaiotaomicron, C. perfringens and C. histolyticum. There may be a relationship between these anaerobic bacteria and several gastrointestinal disorders in which there is a build up of hydrogen or methane in the intestines.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-260 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta Pathologica et Microbiologica Scandinavica - Section B Microbiology and Immunology |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1982 |
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