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Eric C. Martens,
Herbert C. Chiang,
Jeffrey I. Gordon
(2008).
Mucosal Glycan Foraging Enhances Fitness and Transmission of a Saccharolytic Human Gut Bacterial Symbiont.
Cell Host & Microbe
, 4
(5)
, 447-457.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2008.09.007
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- 10.1016/j.chom.2008.09.007