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Names: Dietert, Rodney R., author.
Title: The human superorganism : how the microbiome is revolutionizing the pursuit of a healthy life / Rodney Dietert.
Description: New York, New York : Dutton, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015042307 (print) | LCCN 2015041110 (ebook) | ISBN 9781101983911 (ebook) | ISBN 9781101983904 (hardcover)
Subjects: | MESH: Microbiota. | Health.
Classification: LCC RA776.9 (print) | LCC RA776.9 (ebook) | NLM QW 4 | DDC 613—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015042307
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