Akkermansia muciniphila as a Model Case for the Development of an Improved Quantitative RPA Microbiome Assay

Changes in the population levels of specific bacterial species within the gut microbiome have been linked to a variety of illnesses. Most assays that determine the relative abundance of specific taxa are based on amplification and sequencing of stable phylogenetic gene regions. Such lab-based analys...

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Main Authors: Heather J. Goux, Dimple Chavan, Mary Crum, Katerina Kourentzi, Richard C. Willson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
RPA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00237/full