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Title

Symbiosis: Who does what in the microbiome?

Authors

Jones, Susan

Abstract

The article reports on the results of Min Li and colleagues' study of a multidisciplinary approach to link the functions of microbial gut bacteria, the human microbiome, to host metabolic phenotypes. A description of the experimental set-up and measurement methods is presented. The study pinpointed specific microorganisms that have defined roles in human metabolism using a functional genomics approach.

Subjects

MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR genetics

Publication

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 4, p256

ISSN

1740-1526

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1038/nrmicro1880