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Conventional culture methods with commercially available media unveil the presence of novel culturable bacteria
17 Aug 2018
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Recent metagenomic analysis has revealed that our gut microbiota plays an important role in not only the maintenance of our health but also various diseases such as obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and allergy. However, most intestinal bacteria are considered 'unculturable' bacteria, and their functions remain unknown. Although culture-independent genomic approaches have enabled us to gain insight...
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