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Modern perspectives on the health benefits of kefir in next generation sequencing era: Improvement of the host gut microbiota

Dong-Hyeon KimCenter for One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, KoreaView further author information
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Dana JeongCenter for One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, KoreaView further author information
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Hyunsook KimDepartment of Food & Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, KoreaView further author information
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Kun-Ho SeoCenter for One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1782-1793 | Published online: 09 Feb 2018

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