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Other authors / contributors: | Malago, Joshua J. (Joshua Joseph)
Koninkx, Jos F. J. G. (Joseph Frans Jan Gerard), 1944-
MarinsĖek-Logar, Romana, 1960-
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ISBN: | 9789400703865 (electronic bk.) 9400703864 (electronic bk.) 9789400703858
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
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Summary: | Every day many people suffer from intestinal diseases. These disorders can result from pathogens like bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses, but the causes of non-infectious intestinal disorders and colorectal cancers remain to be elucidated. Disturbances to the normal gut flora (the microbiota) are central to the development of many, if not all, of these disorders. Disturbed gut microbiota is a prelude to public health issues like traveller's-, antibiotic- and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancers. This book d.
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Other form: | Print version: Probiotic bacteria and enteric infections. Springer, 2011 9789400703858
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