The Human Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease

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Authors

Susan V. Lynch · University of California, San Francisco

Oluf Pedersen · University of Copenhagen

Abstract

The large majority of studies on the role of the microbiome in the pathogenesis of disease are correlative and preclinical; several have influenced clinical practice.

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 375, Issue 24, pp. 2369-2379

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1600266

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