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Metagenomics: Key to Human Gut Microbiota
1 Jan 2011
Abstract excerpt
The human gastrointestinal tract harbors the most complex human microbial ecosystem (intestinal microbiota). The comprehensive genome of these microbial populations (intestinal microbiome) is estimated to have a far greater genetic potential than the human genome itself. Correlations between changes in composition and activity of the gut microbiota and common disorders, such as inflammatory bowel diseases,...
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