Open Access Highly Accessed Research article  Association
between the ABO blood group and the human intestinal microbiota
composition  Harri Mäkivuokko1*, Sampo J Lahtinen2, Pirjo
Wacklin1, Elina Tuovinen1, Heli Tenkanen1, Janne Nikkilä1,
Marika Björklund2, Kari Aranko1, Arthur C Ouwehand2 and Jaana
Mättö1  Author Affiliations  1 The Finnish Red Cross Blood
Service, Helsinki, 00310, Finland  2 Danisco Health & Nutrition,
Kantvik, 02460, Finland  For all author emails, please log on.
BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:94  doi:10.1186/1471-2180-12-94
Received:23 December 2011 Accepted:28 May 2012 Published:6 June
2012  © 2012 Makivuokko et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
The mucus layer covering the human intestinal epithelium forms a
dynamic surface for host-microbial interactions. In addition to
the environmental factors affecting the intestinal equilibrium,
such as diet, it is well established that the microbiota
composition is individually driven, but the host factors
determining the composition have remain