Translational metagenomics and the human resistome: confronting the menace of the new millennium

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 41-51

  Willmann, Matthias ^a,b   Peter, Silke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b German Center for Research in Infectious Disease (DZIF)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic selection pressure; Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteriophages; Clinical diagnostics; Next generation sequencing; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; METAGENOMICS; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; RESISTOME; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; INFECTION CONTROL; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOTA; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84991755576     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: 14321440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-016-1478-0     Document Type: Review

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