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Characteristics of the Intestinal Microorganisms in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients: Effects of Smoking

Wen‐Juan Xiu, Jing‐Kun Liu, Yi Yang, Yanjun Zhang, Ying‐Ying Zheng, Tingting Wu, Xian‐Geng Hou, Cheng-Xin Wu, Yi‐Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

ACS Omega · 2022 · 42 citations · 39 references

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: In middle-aged and elderly patients with cardiovascular disease, smoking can reduce the abundance of Bifidobacterium, while the abundances of some negative bacteria such as Burkholderia, Sutterella, and Megamonas increase.

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