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. 1993 Apr;34(4):437–439. doi: 10.1136/gut.34.4.437

Sulphate reducing bacteria and hydrogen metabolism in the human large intestine.

G R Gibson 1, G T Macfarlane 1, J H Cummings 1
PMCID: PMC1374298  PMID: 8491386

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