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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Comparative gas chromatography-mass spectrometry study of the composition of microbial chemical markers in feces

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Pages 159-171 | Received 20 Aug 2009, Accepted 15 Oct 2009, Published online: 26 Dec 2009

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