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Research Paper

Gut microbiome diversity, variability, and latent community types compared with shifts in body weight during the freshman year of college in dormitory-housed adolescents

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Article: 2250482 | Received 10 Feb 2023, Accepted 17 Aug 2023, Published online: 29 Aug 2023

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