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SUBMITTER: Marchesi JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752653 | biostudies-other | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Marchesi Julian R JR Adams David H DH Fava Francesca F Hermes Gerben D A GD Hirschfield Gideon M GM Hold Georgina G Quraishi Mohammed Nabil MN Kinross James J Smidt Hauke H Tuohy Kieran M KM Thomas Linda V LV Zoetendal Erwin G EG Hart Ailsa A
Gut 20150902 2
Over the last 10-15 years, our understanding of the composition and functions of the human gut microbiota has increased exponentially. To a large extent, this has been due to new 'omic' technologies that have facilitated large-scale analysis of the genetic and metabolic profile of this microbial community, revealing it to be comparable in influence to a new organ in the body and offering the possibility of a new route for therapeutic intervention. Moreover, it might be more accurate to think of ...[more]