The human microbiome: Ecosystem resilience and health

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Relman, David A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem resilience; Health; Human microbiome

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DNA 16S; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES MICROFLORA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROCOSM; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84864756231     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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