The impact of the gut microbiota on human health: An integrative view

Cell

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1258-1270

  Clemente, Jose C ^a   Ursell, Luke K ^a   Parfrey, Laura Wegener ^a   Knight, Rob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; COMMENSAL; CROHN DISEASE; DYSBIOSIS; EUKARYOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

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EID: 84858376593     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: 10974172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.01.035     Document Type: Review

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