Human distal gut microbiome

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3088-3102

  Marchesi, Julian R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

AGING; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

AGING; BACTERIA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METAGENOME; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 82555165882     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02574.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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