Current opinion in gastroenterology
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Curr. Opin. Gastroenterol. · Jan 2008
ReviewNutrition and colonic health: the critical role of the microbiota.
To highlight mechanisms whereby diet affects colonic function and disease patterns. ⋯ Our investigations have focused on a small number of bacterial species: characterization of microbiota and its metabolism can be expected to provide the key to colonic health and disease.