Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3394906 | Anaerobe | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•For the first time bifidobacteria have been isolated from baby non human primates.•Baby common marmoset gut microbiota hosts high biodiversity of bifidobacteria.•hsp60 RFLP-PCR has been confirmed as a useful tool for bifidobacteria identification.
Ninety-two bifidobacterial strains were obtained from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets, three known species Bifidobacterium aesculapii, Bifidobacterium callithricos and Bifidobacterium reuteri and 4 novel putative bifidobacterial species were retrieved. The occurrence of bifidobacteria in non-human primate babies is described for the first time.
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Authors
Samanta Michelini, Monica Modesto, Kaihei Oki, Verena Stenico, Ilaria Stefanini, Bruno Biavati, Koichi Watanabe, Alessia Ferrara, Paola Mattarelli,