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Gut Colonization With Oxalobacter Formigenes May Cut Risk of Kidney Stones
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Gut Colonization With Oxalobacter Formigenes May Cut Risk of Kidney Stones |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571220?src=rss |
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Intestinal colonization with Oxalobacter formigenes, a Gram-negative, anaerobic microbe common in normal adults, appears to reduce the risk of recurrent calcium oxalate stones by 70%, US investigators report. With further research, they suggest, this bacterium might one day be used as a probiotic to prevent stone formation. Reuters Health Information |
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Articles > Gastroenterology |
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Mar 11, 2008 |
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