On the Use of Diversity Measures in Longitudinal Sequencing Studies of Microbial Communities

Identification of the majority of organisms present in human-associated microbial communities is feasible with the advent of high throughput sequencing technology. As substantial variability in microbiota communities is seen across subjects, the use of longitudinal study designs is important to bett...

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Main Authors: Brandie D. Wagner, Gary K. Grunwald, Gary O. Zerbe, Susan K. Mikulich-Gilbertson, Charles E. Robertson, Edith T. Zemanick, J. Kirk Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01037/full