AUTHOR= TITLE=Retraction: Among live and dead bacteria, the optimization of sample collection and processing remains essential in recovering gut microbiota components JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654634 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654634 ISSN=1664-302X