Correction: Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

Authors: Elena Biagi, Lotta Nylund, Marco Candela, Rita Ostan, Laura Bucci, Elisa Pini, Janne Nikkilä, Daniela Monti, Reetta Satokari, Claudio Franceschi, Patrizia Brigidi, Willem M. de Vos - PLOS ONE 2010 cited by 344

Background: Age-related physiological changes in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as modifications in lifestyle, nutritional behaviour, and functionality of the host immune system, inevitably affect the gut microbiota, resulting in a greater susceptibility to infections.