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Although host-related factors are important for the formation of gut microbiota, environmental factors cannot be ignored
2020-02-06
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> The gut microbiome is essential to human health. However, little is known about the influence of the environment versus host-related factors (e.g. genetic background, sex, age, and body mass) in the formation of human intestinal microflora. Here, we present evidence in support of the importance of host-related factors in the establishment and maintenance of individual gut assemblages. We collect...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e0863666-8c0b-59a7-bb36-2a1be682b8ce
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.02.03.933317
