The resilience of the intestinal microbiota influences health and disease

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 630 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.58 Authors: Felix Sommer, Jacqueline Moltzau Anderson, Richa Bharti, Jeroen Raes & Philip Rosenstiel The composition of the intestinal microbiota varies among individuals and throughout development, and is dependent on host and environmental factors. However, although the microbiota is constantly exposed to environmental challenges, its composition and function in an individual are stable against perturbations, as microbial communities are
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