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Exploring the diversity of the bifidobacterial population in the human intestinal tract.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Turroni Francesca, Foroni Elena, Pizzetti Paola, Giubellini Vanessa, Ribbera Angela, Merusi Paolo, Cagnasso Patrizio, Bizzarri Barbara, de'Angelis Gian Luigi, Shanahan Fergus, van Sinderen Douwe, Ventura Marco
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Although the health-promoting roles of bifidobacteria are widely accepted, the diversity of bifidobacteria among the human intestinal microbiota is still poorly understood. We performed a census of bifidobacterial populations from human intestinal mucosal and fecal samples by plating them on sele...
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