Human microbiome acquisition and bioinformatic challenges in metagenomic studies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  D’Argenio, Valeria ^a,b  

^a CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA analysis; Bioinformatics; Data analysis; Human microbiome; Metagenomics; Metrascriptomics

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BIOINFORMATICS; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; GENOMICS; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOME; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METAGENOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85041122944     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020383     Document Type: Review

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