Escherichia coli serotypes in the faeces of healthy adults over a period of several months.
The faeces of nine subjects eating mainly at home were collected at regular intervals over periods ranging from 2--5 months. Although a large number of serotypes of E. coli were isolated, the variety per subject was lower than is usually found. In most subjects only a limited number of serotypes persisted over most of the periods of study while many serotypes were only isolated on single occasions.
D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping