Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health

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\nAna M Valdes and colleagues discuss strategies for modulating the gut microbiota through diet and probiotics

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Gut floraBiologyMicrobiologyMedicineImmunology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 361
Pages: k2179-k2179
Citations: 2179
Access: Closed

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                                    Ana M. Valdes, 
                                
                                    Jens Walter, 
                                
                                    Eran Segal
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health. 
                            BMJ
                            , 361
                            
                            , k2179-k2179.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2179

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2179