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Feces

Known as: poop, faecal, faeces 
The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Duodenal infusion of donor feces for recurrent Clostridium difficile.
BACKGROUND Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is difficult to treat, and failure rates for antibiotic therapy are high. We… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly
Alterations in intestinal microbiota composition are associated with several chronic conditions, including obesity and… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of the Human Infant Intestinal Microbiota
Almost immediately after a human being is born, so too is a new microbial ecosystem, one that resides in that person's… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries: Acknowledgements
Preface 7. Microbiological tests 7.1 Microbiology practice and quality assurance in district laboratories 7.2 Features and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Diversity of the Human Intestinal Microbial Flora
The human endogenous intestinal microflora is an essential “organ” in providing nourishment, regulating epithelial development… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Short-chain fatty acids and human colonic function: roles of resistant starch and nonstarch polysaccharides.
Resistant starch (RS) is starch and products of its small intestinal digestion that enter the large bowel. It occurs for various… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics.
Because the human gut microbiota can play a major role in host health, there is currently some interest in the manipulation of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Colorectal cancer
  • J. Hardcastle
  • Europe Against Cancer European Commission Series…
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 380553
tant aspects of colorectal cancer comes at an opportune time, for colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Randomised controlled trial of faecal-occult-blood screening for colorectal cancer
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