Evolution of symbiotic bacteria in the distal human intestine.

Evolution of symbiotic bacteria in the distal human intestine.

The adult human intestine contains trillions of bacteria, representing hundreds of species and thousands of subspecies. Little is known about the selective pressures that have shaped and are shaping this community's component species, which are dominated by members of the Bacteroidetes and Firm...

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Main Authors: Jian Xu, Michael A Mahowald, Ruth E Ley, Catherine A Lozupone, Micah Hamady, Eric C Martens, Bernard Henrissat, Pedro M Coutinho, Patrick Minx, Philippe Latreille, Holland Cordum, Andrew Van Brunt, Kyung Kim, Robert S Fulton, Lucinda A Fulton, Sandra W Clifton, Richard K Wilson, Robin D Knight, Jeffrey I Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050156

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