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A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins.
Nature - 22 Jan 2009
Turnbaugh Peter J, Hamady Micah, Yatsunenko Tanya, Cantarel Brandi L, Duncan Alexis, Ley Ruth E, Sogin Mitchell L, Jones William J, Roe Bruce A, Affourtit Jason P, Egholm Michael, Henrissat Bernard, Heath Andrew C, Knight Rob, Gordon Jeffrey I
Abstract excerpt
The human distal gut harbours a vast ensemble of microbes (the microbiota) that provide important metabolic capabilities, including the ability to extract energy from otherwise indigestible dietary polysaccharides. Studies of a few unrelated, healthy adults have revealed substantial diversity in their gut communities, as measured by sequencing 16S rRNA genes, yet how this diversity relates to function and to the...
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