Comparison of the distal gut microbiota from people and animals in Africa.

The gut microbiota plays a key role in the maintenance of healthy gut function as well as many other aspects of health. High-throughput sequence analyses have revealed the composition of the gut microbiota, showing that there is a core signature to the human gut microbiota, as well as variation in i...

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Main Authors: Richard J Ellis, Kenneth D Bruce, Claire Jenkins, J Russell Stothard, Lilly Ajarova, Lawrence Mugisha, Mark E Viney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3552852?pdf=render