sp. nov., isolated from faeces of black lemurs ().

Forty-three strains of bifidobacteria were isolated from the faeces of two adult black lemurs, . Thirty-four were identified as , recently described in . The nine remaining isolates were Gram-positive-staining, non-spore-forming, fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive, microaerophilic, irregular rod-shaped bacteria that often presented Y- or V-shaped cells.

Intestinal microflora and digestive toxicity of irinotecan in mice.

Purpose: Delayed diarrhea is the most important side effect of irinotecan. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intestinal microflora on the induction of systemic and intestinal toxicity and diarrhea, studying germ-free and holoxenic mice i.p.