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One of the most important ways in which a probiotic organism may exert a beneficial effect on its host is to modify metabolic processes, particularly those occurring in the gut.
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Rowland, I.R. (1992). Metabolic interactions in the gut. In: Probiotics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2364-8_3
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