Analyzing the human microbiome: A how to guide for physicians

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 983-993

  Tyler, Andrea D ^a,b   Smith, Michelle I ^b   Silverberg, Mark S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROL GROUP; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN MICROBIOME; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GENOME; MICROBIOME; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84903895325     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.73     Document Type: Article

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