Metagenomic cross-talk: the regulatory interplay between immunogenomics and the microbiome

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The human microbiome, often referred to as the 'second genome', encompasses up to 100-fold more genes than the host genome. In contrast to the human genome, the microbial genome is flexible and amenable to change during the host's lifetime. As the composition of the microbial metagenome has been associated with the development of human disease, the mechanisms controlling the composition and function of the...

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