Population Genetics in the Human Microbiome.

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2019.10.010

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Population Genetics in the Human Microbiome.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jan 2020

Garud Nandita R, Pollard Katherine S

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While the human microbiome's structure and function have been extensively studied, its within-species genetic diversity is less well understood. However, genetic mutations in the microbiome can confer biomedically relevant traits, such as the ability to extract nutrients from food, metabolize drugs, evade antibiotics, and communicate with the host immune system. The population genetic processes by which these...

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Bacteria
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Humans
Metagenome
Metagenomics
Microbiota

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PMID: 31780057
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2019.10.010

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