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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3990-3995
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3990
A novel sampling method for the investigation of gut microbiota
Alina Guimarães Quintanilha, Bruno Zilberstein, Manoel A A Santos, Denis Pajecki, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux Moura, Paulo Roberto Arruda Alves, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Ivan Cecconello
Alina Guimarães Quintanilha, Bruno Zilberstein, Manoel A A Santos, Denis Pajecki, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux Moura, Paulo Roberto Arruda Alves, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Ivan Cecconello, Digestive Surgery Division, Department of Gastroenterology, and Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Alina Guimarães Quintanilha, Digestive Surgery Division, Department of Gastroenterology, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, SP,Brazil. alina.quinta@hotmail.com
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Received: October 2, 2006
Revised: October 15, 2006
Accepted: November 4, 2006
Published online: August 7, 2007
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