Interaction between human gut bacteria and dietary fiber substrates

CRC Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 271-276

  Lewis, Betty A ^a   Hall, Mary Beth ^b   Van Soest, Peter J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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