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Editorial
. 2014 Nov;147(5):956-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.09.025. Epub 2014 Sep 27.

A little O2 may go a long way in structuring the GI microbiome

Thomas M Schmidt  1 , John Y Kao  2
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Editorial

A little O2 may go a long way in structuring the GI microbiome

Thomas M Schmidt et al. Gastroenterology. 2014 Nov.
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The radial O2 gradient in the mouse colon and an overview of metabolic pathways that could be altered by the presence of O2.
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