Review Article

Water as the Earth’s Buffer and Immune System

Table 3

Composition of intestine microflora in various age groups.

Name of the group of microorganismsChildren of the first year of lifeAdult peoplePeople at the elderly age

Bifidobacteria 1010–1011109–1010109–1010
Lactobacteria 106–107107–108106–107
Bacteroides 107–109109–10101010–1011
Fusobacteria <106108–109108–109
Veillonella <105105–106105–106
Eubacteria 106–107109–1010109–1010
Peptostreptococcus <105109–10101010
Clostridium (lecitinpositive)<105<105<10б
Clostridium (lecitinnegative)<107107–108108–109
Enterobacteria: Escherichia coli (with typical properties) 107–108107–108107–108
<104<107<107
Enterococci 106–107107–108106–107
Staphylococci: Staphylococci epidermidis; Staphylococci aureus <105<104<103
<101<102<102
Aerobic bacteria<103<105<105
Fungi pertaining to Candida genus<103<104<104