Murine gut microbiota is defined by host genetics and modulates variation of metabolic traits.

Murine gut microbiota is defined by host genetics and modulates variation of metabolic traits.

The gastrointestinal tract harbors a complex and diverse microbiota that has an important role in host metabolism. Microbial diversity is influenced by a combination of environmental and host genetic factors and is associated with several polygenic diseases. In this study we combined next-generation...

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Main Authors: Autumn M McKnite, Maria Elisa Perez-Munoz, Lu Lu, Evan G Williams, Simon Brewer, Pénélope A Andreux, John W M Bastiaansen, Xusheng Wang, Stephen D Kachman, Johan Auwerx, Robert W Williams, Andrew K Benson, Daniel A Peterson, Daniel C Ciobanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3377628?pdf=render

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