Severe burn injury alters intestinal microbiota composition and impairs intestinal barrier in mice

Abstract Background The intestinal barrier integrity is crucial for maintaining intestinal homeostasis, and the mechanisms of intestinal barrier disruption induced by burn injury remain obscure. This study was aimed to investigate the changes of intestinal microbiota and barrier function in burned m...

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Main Authors: Yanhai Feng, Yalan Huang, Yu Wang, Pei Wang, Fengjun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-07-01
Series:Burns & Trauma
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41038-019-0156-1