The human gut microbiome: the ghost in the machine

Future Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1235-1237

  Feeney, Audrey ^a   Sleator, Roy D ^a  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

genomics; gut; metagenomics; microbiome; microbiota; pharmabiotics; probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTEROIDETES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIOINFORMATICS; CYANOBACTERIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FIRMICUTES; FUSOBACTERIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE FLORA; MENTAL HEALTH; METAGENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; REVIEW; SPIROCHETE; VERRUCOMICROBIA; WELLBEING;

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METAGENOME; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84867723916     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.12.105     Document Type: Review

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