,COVID-19

Clarissa Reginato Taufer1, Juliana da Silva1,2, Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto3

  • 1Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, Brazil.

Microorganisms
|November 27, 2024
PubMed
概括

COVID-19改变了肠道细菌,其中Bifidobacterium显示出作为严重性生物标志物的潜力. 这项研究在七项COVID-19研究中对七种细菌属进行了标准化分析,揭示了关键物种的显著变化.

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