Human gut microbiota and bifidobacteria: from composition to functionality
β Scribed by Francesca Turroni; Angela Ribbera; Elena Foroni; Douwe van Sinderen; Marco Ventura
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-6072
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