Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila, a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly

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Summary

Fluorescence in situ hybridization and real-time PCR analysis targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Akkermansia muciniphila revealed that an A. mucinphila-like bacterium is a common member of the human intestinal tract and its colonization starts in early life and develops within a year to a level close to that observed in adults but decreases in the elderly.

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2007-10-12
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Akkermansia muciniphila, Mucin, Microbiology, Biology, Bacteria

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