Postmortem succession of gut microbial communities in deceased human subjects

The human microbiome has demonstrated an importance for the health and functioning in living individuals. However, the fate of the microbiome after death is less understood. In addition to a better understanding of microbe-mediated decomposition processes, postmortem succession of human-associated m...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Kathleen A. Hauther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3437.pdf