A vegan or vegetarian diet substantially alters the human colonic faecal microbiota

Institute for Clinical Neurobiology and Medical Psychology, University of Dusseldorf, Germany Running title : Diet effects on human colonic microbiome Word count : Total: 3858, Abstract: 219, 3 Tables, 3 Figures, 28 references Address for correspondence : Prof. Dr. Paul Enck University Hospital Tubingen Dept. of Internal Medicine VI: Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Frondsbergstr. 23, 72076 Tubingen, Germany Phone: +49 7071 29-89118; Fax: +49 7071 29-4382 Email: paul.enck@uni-tuebingen.de