| effects of age and region on fecal microflora in elderly subjects living in bama, guangxi, china. | intestinal microflora analysis was performed on 52 healthy elderly subjects of different ages and in different regions in bama county, guangxi, china. the participants were assigned to three groups depending on their age and location: longevous (group m; mean age = 98 years; n = 21); rural younger elderly (group s; mean age = 70 years; n = 18); and urban elderly (group c; mean age = 82 years; n = 13). ten groups of bacteria were quantified using real-time pcr. age-related differences were observ ... | 2011 | 20509028 |