Conceptualizing Human Microbiota: From Multicelled Organ to Ecological Community
The microbiota of a typical, healthy human contains 10 times as many cells as the human body and incorporates bacteria, viruses, archea, protozoans, and fungi. This diverse microbiome (the collective genomes of the microbial symbionts that inhabit a human host) is essential for human functioning. W...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/613979 |