Accession Number:
ADA007118
Title:
The Relationship of Intestinal Bacteria and Diet Composition to Amino Acid Requirements of White Mice
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Corporate Author:
ARMY NATICK LABS MA
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Report Date:
1975-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
18.0
Abstract:
Male, weanling, axenic mice were maintained under three conditions of intestinal flora on six diets. The results showed that mice with a conventional normal intestinal microflora required more lysine and methionine than their counterparts which were either germfree or inoculated with a limited flora. The effect was noticeable only when lysine and methionine levels were nearly at a minimum for growth of the mice.
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Subject Categories:
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology