Smoking cessation induces profound changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota in humans.

Smoking cessation induces profound changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota in humans.

BACKGROUND: The human intestinal microbiota is a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of various diseases, such as metabolic syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Yet, knowledge about the role of environmental factors such as smoking (which is known to influence theses aforementioned disease s...

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Main Authors: Luc Biedermann, Jonas Zeitz, Jessica Mwinyi, Eveline Sutter-Minder, Ateequr Rehman, Stephan J Ott, Claudia Steurer-Stey, Anja Frei, Pascal Frei, Michael Scharl, Martin J Loessner, Stephan R Vavricka, Michael Fried, Stefan Schreiber, Markus Schuppler, Gerhard Rogler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597605?pdf=render

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