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- 7
- Issue
- 1
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- 91-91
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- 1218
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Kaitlyn Oliphant,
Emma Allen‐Vercoe
(2019).
Macronutrient metabolism by the human gut microbiome: major fermentation by-products and their impact on host health.
Microbiome
, 7
(1)
, 91-91.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-019-0704-8
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- DOI
- 10.1186/s40168-019-0704-8