| fecal microflora in health persons in a preindustrial region. | procedures for quantitating the fecal microflora of man were described. special attention was given to criteria for characterizing the culturable aerobic, micro-aerophilic, and anaerobic bacteria. three groups of healthy persons were studied: wholly breast-fed infants (2 to 4 month-olds), weanlings (1 to 2 year-olds), and adults. in breast-fed children, bifidobacteria predominate and outnumber by one or several logs all other culturable bacteria. the fecal flora of wholly breast-fed infants is " ... | 1969 | 4890749 |