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Figure 1. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection interferes with host immunity and mental health. AhR: Aryl
hydrocarbon receptor; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SCFA: short-chain fatty acid.

pandemic, ranging from gut microbial data mining to clinical applications. With the development of multi-
omics of microorganisms and the application of novel microbial therapeutics, new discoveries in the
microbiota are expected to be a powerful aid in the fight against emerging infectious diseases.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study and performed data analysis and
interpretation: Xiao Z, Pan M
Article combing and data analysis: Zhao C, Li X

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Financial support and sponsorship
This work was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1409200), and
for a discipline leader of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (2022XD051).

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

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