A glut from the gut: metagenomics takes a giant step foward

Alan Walker

doi:10.1038/nrmicro2363

A glut from the gut: metagenomics takes a giant step foward

Alan Walker

The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health

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Abstract

Interest in the bacteria that inhabit the human gut has increased greatly in recent years, as technological advancements have allowed new discoveries. This month's Genome Watch reviews a recent study of the microorganisms in the human gut that sets a new marker for the field of metagenomics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature Reviews Microbiology
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2363
Publication status	Published - May 2010

Keywords

digestive system
genome, bacterial
humans
metagenome
metagenomics

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