Gut Bifidobacteria Populations in Human Health and Aging
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Gut Bifidobacteria Populations in Human Health and Aging
The intestinal microbiota has increasingly been shown to have a vital role in various aspects of human health. Indeed, several studies have linked alterations in the gut microbiota with the development of different diseases. Among the vast gut bacterial community, Bifidobacterium is a genus which dominates the intestine of healthy breast-fed infants whereas in adulthood the levels are lower but...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Microbiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01204