Current Applications of Absolute Bacterial Quantification in Microbiome Studies and Decision-Making Regarding Different Biological Questions

High throughput sequencing has emerged as one of the most important techniques for characterizing microbial dynamics and revealing bacteria and host interactions. However, data interpretation using this technique is mainly based on relative abundance and ignores total bacteria load. In certain cases...

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Main Authors: Xiaofan Wang, Samantha Howe, Feilong Deng, Jiangchao Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1797