Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics

Genes and Nutrition - Tập 6 Số 3 - Trang 209-240 - 2011
Jacoline Gerritsen1, Hauke Smidt1, Ger T. Rijkers2, Willem M. de Vos1
1Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

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