Adapting functional genomic tools to metagenomic analyses: Investigating the role of gut bacteria in relation to obesity

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 355-361

  Liu, Yuanhua ^a   Zhang, Chenhong ^b   Zhao, Liping ^c   Nardini, Christine ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^d MPG CAS PICB   (China)

Author keywords

Functional genomic; Human microbiome; Metagenomics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENOTYPE; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METAGENOMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIET; DNA MICROARRAY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METAGENOME; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE MUTANT; RNA GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENES, RRNA; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OBESITY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78651425416     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elq011     Document Type: Article

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