Gastrointestinal ecology and histology of rats monoassociated with anaerobic bacteria.
Pure cultures of anaerobic bacteria colonized the gastrointestinal tracts of germfree rats and induced an increase in the cellularity of intestinal tissue.
D000818:Animals; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000254:growth & development*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000166:cytology; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000254:growth & development*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D007082:Ileum / Q000166:cytology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000254:growth & development*; D051381:Rats; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology*