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Special issue: Applications of probiotics

  • Published: 11 December 2025
  • Citation: Einar Ringø, Srirengaraj Vijayaram, Yun-Zhang Sun. Special issue: Applications of probiotics[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2025, 11(4): 915-920. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2025040

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    ER: Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Validation. SV: Validation & editing, Y-ZS: Validation & editing.

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    This work was supported by a grant from the publication fund of UiT The Arctic University Norway.

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