Reproducible changes in the gut microbiome suggest a shift in microbial and host metabolism during spaceflight

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BACKGROUND: Space environment imposes a range of challenges to mammalian physiology and the gut microbiota, and interactions between the two are thought to be important in mammalian health in space. While previous findings have demonstrated a change in the gut microbial community structure during spaceflight, specific environmental factors that alter the gut microbiome and the functional relevance of the...

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