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DNA microarray analysis reveals that antibiotic resistance-gene diversity in human gut microbiota is age related.
Scientific reports - 12 Mar 2014
Lu Na, Hu Yongfei, Zhu Liying, Yang Xi, Yin Yeshi, Lei Fang, Zhu Yongliang, Du Qin, Wang Xin, Meng Zhiqi, Zhu Baoli
Abstract excerpt
The human gut is a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes. In this report, we used a DNA microarray chip covering 369 resistance types to investigate the relationship between antibiotic resistance-gene diversity and human age. Metagenomic DNA from fecal samples from 124 healthy volunteers of f...
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