Abstract
states. For example, in normal individuals the small intestine harbors relatively low numbers of organisms [6, 7], whereas in diarrhea caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli [8] and in certain diseases associated with steatorrhea [9] tremendous overgrowth of bacteria occurs in the small intestine. Suppression of certain components of the normal flora by antibiotics increases the susceptibility to enteric pathogens such as Salmonella [10], Shigella, and Vibrio cholerae [11], and commensals such as Staphylococcus [12], and yeast [13]. It is also possible that quantitative changes alone may be responsible for diarrheal disease of unknown etiology such as tourista (the diarrhea of travelers) and antibiotic-induced diarrhea [14, 15]. The purpose of the present study was to enumerate the cultivable fecal microbial flora in a
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