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SUBMITTER: Couch RD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4353727 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Couch Robin D RD Dailey Allyson A Zaidi Fatima F Navarro Karl K Forsyth Christopher B CB Mutlu Ece E Engen Phillip A PA Keshavarzian Ali A
PloS one 20150309 3
Studies have shown that excessive alcohol consumption impacts the intestinal microbiota composition, causing disruption of homeostasis (dysbiosis). However, this observed change is not indicative of the dysbiotic intestinal microbiota function that could result in the production of injurious and toxic products. Thus, knowledge of the effects of alcohol on the intestinal microbiota function and their metabolites is warranted, in order to better understand the role of the intestinal microbiota in ...[more]