Genome-Wide Association Studies of the Human Gut Microbiota.

The bacterial composition of the human fecal microbiome is influenced by many lifestyle factors, notably diet. It is less clear, however, what role host genetics plays in dictating the composition of bacteria living in the gut. In this study, we examined the association of ~200K host genotypes with...

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Main Authors: Emily R Davenport, Darren A Cusanovich, Katelyn Michelini, Luis B Barreiro, Carole Ober, Yoav Gilad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4631601?pdf=render