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. 2017 Jun 9;6(6):60. doi: 10.3390/jcm6060060

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Environmental factors such as smoking, hormones, gut microbiota, and periodontal bacteria are important in the development of rheumatoid arthritis. Prevotella copri-dominated microbiota may contribute to the development of arthritis, whereas P. histicola suppresses the onset of arthritis.