Characterization of Fecal Microbiota across Seven Chinese Ethnic Groups by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

Lai-yu Kwok; Jiachao Zhang; Zhuang Guo; Qimu Gesudu; Yi Zheng; Jianmin Qiao; Dongxue Huo; Heping Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093631

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Characterization of Fecal Microbiota across Seven Chinese Ethnic Groups by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

Lai-yu Kwok ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lai-yu Kwok, Jiachao Zhang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Jiachao Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lai-yu Kwok, Jiachao Zhang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Zhuang Guo,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Qimu Gesudu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Yi Zheng,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Jianmin Qiao,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Dongxue Huo,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Heping Zhang

* E-mail: hepingdd@vip.sina.com

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Education Ministry of P. R. China, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Characterization of Fecal Microbiota across Seven Chinese Ethnic Groups by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

Lai-yu Kwok,
Jiachao Zhang,
Zhuang Guo,
Qimu Gesudu,
Yi Zheng,
Jianmin Qiao,
Dongxue Huo,
Heping Zhang

Published: April 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093631

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