Exploring the diversity of the bifidobacterial population in the human intestinal tract.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on January 23, 2009

Authors

Francesca Turroni1, Elena Foroni, Paola Pizzetti, Vanessa Giubellini, Angela Ribbera, Paolo Merusi, Patrizio Cagnasso, Barbara Bizzarri, Gian Luigi de'Angelis, Fergus Shanahan, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Genetics, Biology of Microorganisms, Anthropology and Evolution, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11a, 43100 Parma, Italy.

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