Large-scale comparative metagenomics of Blastocystis, a common member of the human gut microbiome

ISME Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2848-2863

  Beghini, Francesco ^a   Pasolli, Edoardo ^a   Truong, Tin Duy ^a   Putignani, Lorenza ^b   Cacciò, Simone M ^c   Segata, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOINFORMATICS; CANCER; COLONIZATION; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; PARASITE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCYSTIS; EUKARYOTA; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLASTOCYSTIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DYSBIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METAGENOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLASTOCYSTIS; CROHN DISEASE; DYSBIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; METAGENOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034658530     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2017.139     Document Type: Article

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