Inferred metagenomic comparison of mucosal and fecal microbiota from individuals undergoing routine screening colonoscopy reveals similar differences observed during active inflammation
The mucosal microbiota lives in close proximity with the intestinal epithelium and may interact more directly with the host immune system than the luminal/fecal bacteria. The availability of nutrients in the mucus layer of the epithelium is also very different from the gut lumen environment. Inferre...
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Taylor & Francis
2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/19595/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2014.1000080 |
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