Dissecting the human microbiome with single-cell genomics

Editorial summary Recent advances in genome sequencing of single microbial cells enable the assignment of functional roles to members of the human microbiome that cannot currently be cultured. This approach can reveal the genomic basis of phenotypic variation between closely related strains and can...

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Main Authors: Andrew C. Tolonen, Ramnik J. Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-017-0448-7