Low-abundant bacteria drive compositional changes in the gut microbiota after dietary alteration

Abstract Background As the importance of beneficial bacteria is better recognized, understanding the dynamics of symbioses becomes increasingly crucial. In many gut symbioses, it is essential to understand whether changes in host diet play a role in the persistence of the bacterial gut community. In...

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Main Authors: Jacquelynn Benjamino, Stephen Lincoln, Ranjan Srivastava, Joerg Graf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0469-5