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Editorial
. 2022 Mar 12;10(3):604.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10030604.

Special Issue "Enterococci for Probiotic Use: Safety and Risk": Editorial

Mohamed Zommiti  1 , Sylvie Chevalier  1 , Marc G J Feuilloley  1 , Nathalie Connil  1
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Editorial

Special Issue "Enterococci for Probiotic Use: Safety and Risk": Editorial

Mohamed Zommiti et al. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

Microorganisms, their activity, and metabolites are now considered as intrinsic elements of the human body and this awareness gave was leading to the concept of holobiont [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The editors declare no conflicts of interest.

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