Inferring human microbial dynamics from temporal metagenomics data: Pitfalls and lessons

BioEssays

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Cao, Hong Tai ^a,b,c   Gibson, Travis E ^a   Bashan, Amir ^a,d   Liu, Yang Yu ^a,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamics inference; ecological modeling; human microbiome; temporal metagenomics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SPECIES; WELLBEING; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTA; GENETICS; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOTA; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85007338903     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600188     Document Type: Article

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