Gut microbiomes of Indian children of varying nutritional status.

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a global health problem affecting more than 300 million pre-school children worldwide. It is one of the major health concerns in India since around 50% of children below the age of two suffer from various forms of malnutrition. The gut microbiome plays an important role i...

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Main Authors: Tarini Shankar Ghosh, Sourav Sen Gupta, Tanudeep Bhattacharya, Deepak Yadav, Anamitra Barik, Abhijit Chowdhury, Bhabatosh Das, Sharmila S Mande, G Balakrish Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3999041?pdf=render