Gut microbiota: the next-gen frontier in preventive and therapeutic medicine?
Our gut harbors an extremely diverse collection of trillions of microbes that, besides degrading the complex dietary constituents, execute numerous activities vital for our metabolism and immune health. Although the importance of gut microbiota in maintaining digestive health has long been believed,...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00015/full |