Metatranscriptomic approach to analyze the functional human gut microbiota.

The human gut is the natural habitat for a large and dynamic bacterial community that has a great relevance for health. Metagenomics is increasing our knowledge of gene content as well as of functional and genetic variability in this microbiome. However, little is known about the active bacteria and...

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Main Authors: María José Gosalbes, Ana Durbán, Miguel Pignatelli, Juan José Abellan, Nuria Jiménez-Hernández, Ana Elena Pérez-Cobas, Amparo Latorre, Andrés Moya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3050895?pdf=render