Gastrointestinal tract microflora development

The microflora of the gastrointestinal tract, which develop shortly after birth, are found in the lumen, associated with remnants of food, on the mucosal surface, and in the cry pts- These microorganisms, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic species, lend not to use oxygen in their energy metabolism since they exist in an environment that is essentially anaerobic. Over of the bacterial cells are... 

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