The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age

BACKGROUND: In humans, the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the maintenance of host health by providing energy, nutrients, and immunological protection. Applying current molecular methods is necessary to surmount the limitations of classical culturing techniques in order to obtain an...

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Main Authors: Mariat, D, Firmesse, O, Levenez, F, Guimarăes, VD, Sokol, H, Doré, J, Corthier, G, Furet, J-P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702274/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19508720
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-123
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