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Early Gut Microbiome and Polymicrobial Infection

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Stewart, C. (2015). Early Gut Microbiome and Polymicrobial Infection. In: Highlander, S.K., Rodriguez-Valera, F., White, B.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7475-4_798

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