In situ identifying sennoside A-reducing bacteria guilds in human gut microbiota via enzymatic activity visualization
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ORGANISM(S): Clostridium Butyricum [ruminococcus] Gnavus E1 Streptococcus Thermophilus
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Xiaoyan Gao
PROVIDER: PXD066140 | iProX | Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 BST 2025
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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