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Comment
. 2019 Sep 11;26(3):307-308.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.08.015.

Fueling the Optimal Microbiome: Interventions for Severe Acute Malnutrition

Josef Neu  1
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Fueling the Optimal Microbiome: Interventions for Severe Acute Malnutrition

Josef Neu. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Studies of the intestinal microbial environment largely focus on microbial taxonomy, without clarifying their health benefits. Two recent studies (Raman et al. and Gehrig et al.) classify microbial environments into "ecogroups" that provide insight into their metabolic and/or nutritional pathways and how this can be used for interventions in malnourished children.

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