The human metagenome: Our other genome?

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue R2, 2011, Pages 142-148

  Brüls, Thomas ^a,b,c   Weissenbach, Jean ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GNOTOBIOTICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; RIBOTYPING; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; METAGENOME;

EID: 84856040162     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr353     Document Type: Article

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