Gut microbiota: Methodological aspects to describe taxonomy and functionality

Briefings in Bioinformatics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-750

  Ngom bru, Catherine ^a   Barretto, Caroline ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

16S gene; Bioinformatics; Gut microbiota; Metagenomics; Next generation sequencing; Taxonomic classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY;

DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS;

EID: 84869987629     PISSN: 14675463     EISSN: 14774054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbs019     Document Type: Article

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