A Catalog of Reference Genomes from the Human Microbiome

Abstract

News from the Inner Tube of Life A major initiative by the U.S. National Institutes of Health to sequence 900 genomes of microorganisms that live on the surfaces and orifices of the human body has established standardized protocols and methods for such large-scale reference sequencing. By combining previously accumulated data with new data, Nelson et al. (p. 994 ) present an initial analysis of 178 bacterial genomes. The sampling so far barely scratches the surface of the microbial diversity found on humans, but the work provides an important baseline for future analyses.

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MicrobiomeComputational biologyGenomeHuman genomeHuman microbiomeBiologyEvolutionary biologyData scienceGeneticsComputer scienceGene

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 328
Issue: 5981
Pages: 994-999
Citations: 703
Access: Closed

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                                    William Nelson, 
                                
                                    George M. Weinstock, 
                                
                                    Sarah K. Highlander
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            A Catalog of Reference Genomes from the Human Microbiome. 
                            Science
                            , 328
                            (5981)
                            , 994-999.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1183605
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1183605