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A question of survival? Interaction between probiotics and the gastrointestinal tract

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Lochs, H. A question of survival? Interaction between probiotics and the gastrointestinal tract. Wien Klin Wochenschr 119, 441–443 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-007-0854-8

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