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Research Paper

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium neonatale fermentation metabolism and enteropathogenicity

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Article: 2172666 | Received 30 Aug 2022, Accepted 09 Jan 2023, Published online: 21 Feb 2023

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