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Guided Protocol for Fecal Microbial Characterization by 16S rRNA-Amplicon Sequencing
19 Mar 2018
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The human intestinal microbiome plays a central role in protecting cells from injury, in processing energy and nutrients, and in promoting immunity. Deviations from what is considered a healthy microbiota composition (dysbiosis) may impair vital functions leading to pathologic conditions. Recent and ongoing research efforts have been directed toward the characterization of associations between microbial...
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