Abstract
This article outlines current and possible future strategies to access the mobile metagenome of bacterial ecosystems. Evidence for the role of this genetic resource in development and maintenance of core community functions of the human gut microbiota is reviewed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 749-758 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Molecular Biosystems |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 20 Aug 2007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Bacteria/genetics
- Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genome, Bacterial/genetics
- Genomics/methods
- Humans
- Models, Biological