Gut microbiota: Changes throughout the lifespan from infancy to elderly

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-291

  O'Toole, Paul W ^a,b   Claesson, Marcus J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; HUMAN GUTS; LIFE SPAN; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOTAS; SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS;

EID: 75349111298     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2009.11.010     Document Type: Review

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