Meta-omics in inflammatory bowel disease research: Applications, challenges, and guidelines

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 735-746

  Valles Colomer, Mireia ^a,b   Darzi, Youssef ^a,b,c   Vieira Silva, Sara ^a,b   Falony, Gwen ^a,b   Raes, Jeroen ^a,b   Joossens, Marie ^a,b,c  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

16S; Meta omics; Metagenomics; Metaproteomics; Metatranscriptomics; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA PROCESSING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE FLORA; MARKER GENE; METAGENOMICS; METAPROTEOMICS; METATRANSCRIPTOMICS; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENOME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; METAGENOMICS; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84984985854     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw024     Document Type: Review

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