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Diversity of bifidobacteria within the infant gut microbiota.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Turroni Francesca, Peano Clelia, Pass Daniel A, Foroni Elena, Severgnini Marco, Claesson Marcus J, Kerr Colm, Hourihane Jonathan, Murray Deirdre, Fuligni Fabio, Gueimonde Miguel, Margolles Abelardo, De Bellis Gianluca, O'Toole Paul W, van Sinderen Douwe, Marchesi Julian R, Ventura Marco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) represents one of the most densely populated microbial ecosystems studied to date. Although this microbial consortium has been recognized to have a crucial impact on human health, its precise composition is still subject to intense investigation. Among the GIT microbiota, bifidobacteria represent an important commensal group, being among the first microbial...
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