Functional and phylogenetic assembly of microbial communities in the human microbiome

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 261-266

  Shafquat, Afrah ^a   Joice, Regina ^a   Simmons, Sheri L ^b   Huttenhower, Curtis ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional ecology; Human microbiome; Metagenomics; Microbial ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MICROBIOME; MOUTH FLORA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISPERSAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; VAGINA FLORA; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY;

METAZOA;

HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84899957349     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.01.011     Document Type: Review

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