The role of metagenomics in understanding the human microbiome in health and disease

Virulence

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 413-423

  Martín, Rebeca ^a   Miquel, Sylvie ^a   Langella, Philippe ^a   Bermúdez Humarán, Luis G ^a  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

Author keywords

Airway microbiome; Dysbiosis; GIT microbiome; Lactobacilli; Skin microbiome; Vagina microbiome

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYROSEQUENCING; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN FLORA; VAGINA FLORA; HEALTH; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES; SYMBIOSIS;

DISEASE; HEALTH; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOTA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84897942951     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.27864     Document Type: Review

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