The proof of concept that culturomics can be superior to metagenomics to study atypical stool samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1099-

  Dubourg, G ^a   Lagier, J C ^a   Armougom, F ^a   Robert, C ^a   Hamad, I ^a   Brouqui, P ^a   Raoult, D ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

AMPLICON; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMEDICINE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTUROMICS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTESTINE FLORA; LETTER; METAGENOMICS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PYROSEQUENCING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA SEQUENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; MICROBIOTA; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84880278417     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1843-7     Document Type: Letter

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