title: [Characteristics of microorganisms colonizing human intestine].
abstract: Introduction of novel methods of microbial diagnostics has considerably broadened our conceptions on the qualitative and quantitative variety of microorganisms inhabiting human gastrointestinal tract. In this review morphological and functional properties of obligate anaerobic bacteria (bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, eubacteria, peptostreptococci, clostridia, bacteroids, fusobacteria) and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (enterobacteria, staphylococci, streptococci, yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida) capable of colonizing human intestine are briefly characterized.
authors.affiliation: State Medical University, Institute of Medical and Social Rehabilitation, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Efimov
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Volodin
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Kafarskaia
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Korshunov
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D002175:Candida; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*