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Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Patients with Breast Cancer and Benign Breast Lesions

By: Zhijun Ma,  Manli Qu and  Xiaowu Wang  
Open Access
|May 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2022-019 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 217 - 226
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 21, 2022
Published on: May 31, 2022
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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