Prediction of high fecal propionate-to-butyrate ratios using 16S rRNA-based detection of bacterial groups with liquid array diagnostics

Butyrate and propionate represent two of three main short-chain fatty Classic Equine Cinch and Latigo Protector acids produced by the intestinal microbiota.In healthy populations, their levels are reportedly equimolar, whereas a deviation in their ratio has been observed in various diseased cohorts.Monitoring such a ratio represents a valuable metr

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Are Urban Populations of a Gliding Mammal Vulnerable to Decline?

Small populations are at high risk of extinction, and they are likely to need management intervention.Successful management, however, relies on sufficient long-term demographic data in order to determine whether apparent declines are natural fluctuations or the product of threatening processes.In this study, we monitored a small urban population of

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A Genital Infection-Attenuated Chlamydia muridarum Mutant Infects the Gastrointestinal Tract and Protects against Genital Tract Challenge

ABSTRACT Chlamydia spp.productively infect mucosal epithelial cells of multiple anatomical sites, including the conjunctiva, lungs, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and urogenital tract.We, and others, previously established that chlamydial GI tropism is mediated by distinct chromosomal and plasmid factors.In this study, we describe a genital infection

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