Chronic alcohol overconsumption may alter gut microbial metabolism: a retrospective study of 719 13C-D-xylose breath test results

Chronic alcohol overconsumption may alter gut microbial metabolism: a retrospective study of 719 13C-D-xylose breath test results

Objective: Alterations of gut microbiota composition or function may participate in the pathophysiology of several diseases. We aimed to explore the effect of chronic alcohol overconsumption on gut microbial metabolism, as assessed by evaluating 13C-D-xylose breath test results. Materials and method...

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Main Authors: Steinar Traae Bjørkhaug, Viggo Skar, Asle W. Medhus, Anita Tollisen, Jørgen G. Bramness, Jørgen Valeur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
Subjects:
alcohol
breath tests
gut microbiota
malabsorption
xylose
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16512235.2017.1301725

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