Yang, Yu
Liu, Wenhong
Zhao, Zanzan
Guo, Kexin
Wang, Xinrui
Lou, Zhenghao
Yang, Xiaolu
Gong, Lu
Wang, Kun
Liu, Xiaojing
Xu, Hao
Liu, Qiyu
Zheng, Beiwen
Jiang, Xiawei
Article History
Received: 24 December 2024
Accepted: 17 March 2025
First Online: 5 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine [number 2020-IIT-591] for human fecal sample collection. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to sample collection. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki. For animal fecal samples, only naturally excreted fecal samples from animals were collected, without direct interaction or intervention. Informed consent was obtained from all animal owners prior to sample collection. As the sample collection was non-invasive and did not involve animal experimentation, additional ethical approval was not required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.