Unraveling interactions in microbial communities - from co-cultures to microbiomes

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 295-305

  Tan, Justin ^a   Zuniga, Cristal ^a   Zengler, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

co cultures; metabolic models; synthetic communities; system biology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROFLORA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84928807017     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-015-5060-1     Document Type: Review

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