Introduction to the human gut microbiota

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 474, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1823-1836

  Thursby, Elizabeth ^a   Juge, Nathalie ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRUCTURES; BIOGEOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH; HOST; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPOSITION; ANIMAL; DYSBIOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SYMBIOSIS; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; DYSBIOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HEALTH STATUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 85019601663     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20160510     Document Type: Review

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