Use of pyrosequencing and DNA barcodes to monitor variations in <it>Firmicutes </it>and <it>Bacteroidetes </it>communities in the gut microbiota of obese humans
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent studies of 16S rRNA genes in the mammalian gut microbiota distinguished a higher <it>Firmicutes</it>/<it>Bacteroidetes </it>ratio in obese individuals compared to lean individuals. This ratio was estima...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/576 |