title: The intestinal microflora: potentially fertile ground for microbial physiologists.
abstract: The intestinal microflora provides opportunities for microbial physiological research. The metabolic interactions of bacterial inhabitants of the intestinal community, bacterial bioenergetics, preferential utilization of substrates as energy sources by specific bacterial species, and intercellular signalling are among the topics of challenging research awaiting the attention of microbial physiologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Tannock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D002450:Cell Communication; D017753:Ecosystem; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice