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Fermentation in the Human Large Intestine

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Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate

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Clinical trial: the microbiological and immunological effects of synbiotic consumption - a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study in active Crohn’s disease

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Low Grade Inflammation as a Common Pathogenetic Denominator in Age-Related Diseases: Novel Drug Targets for Anti-Ageing Strategies and Successful Ageing Achievement

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Quantification of butyryl CoA:acetate CoA-transferase genes reveals different butyrate production capacity in individuals according to diet and age

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Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

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The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age

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The effect of age and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on human intestinal microbiota composition

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Vaccination in the elderly: an immunological perspective

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Molecular inflammation: Underpinnings of aging and age-related diseases

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Effect of inulin on the human gut microbiota: stimulation of Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii

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Prebiotics, synbiotics and inflammatory bowel disease

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Age-related increases in circulating inflammatory markers in men are independent of BMI, blood pressure and blood lipid concentrations

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