Gut Microbiota and COVID-19: Potential Implications for Disease Severity

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. SARS-CoV-2 primarily causes lung infection trough the binding of the virus with the ACE-2 cell receptor located on the surface of the alveolar epithelial cells. Notably, ACE-2 cell receptors are also expressed in the epithelial cell...

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Main Authors: Giulia Rocchi, Marta Giovanetti, Francesca Benedetti, Alessandra Borsetti, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Davide Zella, Annamaria Altomare, Massimo Ciccozzi, Michele Pier Luca Guarino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/9/1050