Modeling the Context-Dependent Associations between the Gut Microbiome, Its Environment, and Host Health

ABSTRACT Changes in the gut microbiome are often associated with disease. One of the major goals in microbiome research is determining which components of this complex system are responsible for the observed differences in health state. Most studies apply a reductionist approach, wherein individual...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Sharpton, Christopher A. Gaulke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-10-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01367-15