Gut microbiota: Mucin-munching bacteria modulate glucose metabolism

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Tim Geach. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;13(2):66.

doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.201. Epub 2016 Dec 2.

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