Gastric bypass surgery in a rat model alters the community structure and functional composition of the intestinal microbiota independently of weight loss
Abstract Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is a last-resort treatment to induce substantial and sustained weight loss in cases of severe obesity. This anatomical rearrangement affects the intestinal microbiota, but so far, little information is available on how it interferes with mi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-0788-1 |