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Comment
. 2017 Oct;66(10):1865-1866.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313530. Epub 2017 Jan 6.

Water activity does not shape the microbiota in the human colon

Doris Vandeputte  1   2   3 , Gwen Falony  1   2 , Kevin D'hoe  1   2   3 , Sara Vieira-Silva  1   2 , Jeroen Raes  1   2
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Water activity does not shape the microbiota in the human colon

Doris Vandeputte et al. Gut. 2017 Oct.
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Keywords: COLONIC BACTERIA; COLONIC MICROFLORA; INTESTINAL BACTERIA.

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Figure 1 (A)
Moisture sorption isotherm curve for faeces (Spearman r=0.12, p value >0.05). (B) Correlation between water activity and Bristol Stool Scale (BSS) scores (Spearman r=0.03, p value >0.05). (C) Correlation between moisture content and BSS scores (Spearman r=0.52, p value <0.001).
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