Isolation of Acidaminococcus fermentans and Megasphaera elsdenii from normal human feces.
Fecal bacterial cultures from 40 normal humans yielded Megasphaera elsdenii from four individuals and Acidaminococcus fermentans from 10 individuals, with two individuals having both organisms.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002452:Cell Count; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans