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Chronic kidney disease alters intestinal microbial flora

The population of microbes (microbiome) in the intestine is a symbiotic ecosystem conferring trophic and protective functions. Since the biochemical environment shapes the structure and function of the microbiome, authors of this research work have tested whether uremia and/or dietary and pharmacologic interventions in chronic kidney disease alters the microbiome.