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Comparative analysis of Korean human gut microbiota by barcoded pyrosequencing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Nam Young-Do, Jung Mi-Ja, Roh Seong Woon, Kim Min-Soo, Bae Jin-Woo
Abstract excerpt
Human gut microbiota plays important roles in harvesting energy from the diet, stimulating the proliferation of the intestinal epithelium, developing the immune system, and regulating fat storage in the host. Characterization of gut microbiota, however, has been limited to western people and is not sufficiently extensive to fully describe microbial communities. In this study, we investigated the overall...
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