Metabolic Teamwork between Gut Microbes and Hosts

Microbe

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 323-328

  Karasov, William H ^a   Carey Hannah V , H V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 68049090827     PISSN: 15587452     EISSN: 15587460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.4.323.1     Document Type: Article

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