Strain-level epidemiology of microbial communities and the human microbiome

Abstract The biological importance and varied metabolic capabilities of specific microbial strains have long been established in the scientific community. Strains have, in the past, been largely defined and characterized based on microbial isolates. However, the emergence of new technologies and tec...

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Main Authors: Yan Yan, Long H. Nguyen, Eric A. Franzosa, Curtis Huttenhower
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Genome Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-020-00765-y