Bacterial Flora in Digestive Disease: Focus on Rifaximin Supplement Issue Digestion 206 by C. Scarpignato
Bacterial Flora in Digestive Disease: Focus on Rifaximin Supplement Issue Digestion 206 by C. Scarpignato
English | Feb 28, 2006 | ISBN: 3805580789 | 156 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | Feb 28, 2006 | ISBN: 3805580789 | 156 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Hundreds of bacterial species make up human gut flora. The intestine has at least 400 different species of bacteria totaling over 1012 organisms. Of these, 99 per cent are anaerobic bacteria. The gastrointestinal tract is then exposed to countless numbers of bacterial species and foreign antigens and has embedded a unique and complex network of immunological and non-immunological mechanisms to protect the host from potentially harmful pathogens.