Correlation of intestinal microbiota with overweight and obesity in Kazakh school children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study sought to investigate a possible correlation between the intestinal microbiota, <it>Bacteroidetes</it> and <it>Firmicutes</it>, and obesity in Kazakh school children, aged 7–13 (n = 175).</p>...

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Main Authors: Xu Peiru, Li Min, Zhang Jihong, Zhang Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/283