MicrobiomeCensus estimates human population sizes from wastewater samples based on inter-individual variability in gut microbiomes

<jats:p>The metagenome embedded in urban sewage is an attractive new data source to understand urban ecology and assess human health status at scales beyond a single host. Analyzing the viral fraction of wastewater in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown the potential of wastewater as aggre...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Lin, Chen, Likai, Yu, Xiaoqian Annie, Duvallet, Claire, Isazadeh, Siavash, Dai, Chengzhen, Park, Shinkyu, Frois-Moniz, Katya, Duarte, Fabio, Ratti, Carlo, Alm, Eric J, Ling, Fangqiong
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147715