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The migration of potentially harmful bacteria or their toxic products from one site of the body (such as the gut) to other organs or tissues due to compromised barrier integrity.
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Ephi Lu
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Ephi Lu. (2024). Bacterial translocation. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/bacterial-translocation/
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