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PCR-DGGE experiments for bacterial viability with (*) and without PMA. (A): Controls for alive bacteria respect to the same preparation but boiled to destroy bacterial cells. (B): Fecal samples from our patients with (*) and without PMA. The similar intensity of the bands across the experiments with and without PMA suggests that the bacteria were viable.
