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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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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19508720 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-123 |