Stool consistency is strongly associated with gut microbiota richness and composition, enterotypes and bacterial growth rates.

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Published in Gut on June 11, 2015

Authors

Doris Vandeputte1, Gwen Falony2, Sara Vieira-Silva2, Raul Y Tito1, Marie Joossens1, Jeroen Raes1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium VIB, Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Microbiology Unit, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
2: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium VIB, Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium.

Associated clinical trials:

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Constipation | NCT03308461

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