Metformin alters the gut microbiome of individuals with treatment-naive type 2 diabetes, contributing to the therapeutic effects of the drug

Hao Wu, Eduardo Esteve, Valentina Tremaroli, Muhammad Tanweer Khan, Robert Caesar, Louise Manneras-Holm, Marcus Stahlman, Lisa M. Olsson, Matteo Serino, Merce Planas-Felix, Gemma Xifra, Josep M. Mercader, David Torrents, Remy Burcelin, Wifredo Ricart, Rosie Perkins, Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real, Fredrik Backhed

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Year: 2017
Journal: Nature Medicine
DOI: Not yet verified
WikiBiome key: wu-2017-metformin-gut-microbiome-t2d-therapeutic-effects

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