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The pervasive effects of an antibiotic on the human gut microbiota, as revealed by deep 16S rRNA sequencing

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Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits

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Metabonomics

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Microbial Influences in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Human gut microbiota in obesity and after gastric bypass

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The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age

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Worlds within worlds: evolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota

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High-Fat Diet Determines the Composition of the Murine Gut Microbiome Independently of Obesity

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Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

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