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Emu is a novel software designed to establish microbial community profiles with full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences from error-prone nanopore devices.
Exploring donor difference in neonatal fecal microbiota transplantation
Using a controlled preterm piglet model, we found rectal fecal microbiota transplantation manifested clinically and microbiologically in a donor-dependent manner. Metagenomic analysis revealed strain-level phylogenetic separation of the engrafted lactobacilli strains according to the donors.
Jun 14, 2022
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Emu: a novel computational tool for more precise community profiles from full-length 16S sequences
Emu is a novel software designed to establish microbial community profiles with full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences from error-prone nanopore devices.
Kristen D Curry and 1 other
Jun 30, 2022
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After working with bacterial biofilms as model to understand the evolution of enzymes in complex environments, it was hard to go back to domesticated bacteria. In my new lab we will continue to bridge between biofilms' biology and evolutionary biochemistry.
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Probiotics, microbiota and human health: Sifting hope from hype
A report on the 10th India Probiotic Symposium: Cutting-edge science and applications: Intestinal microbiota and probiotics. February 29 – March 1, 2020, New Delhi, India.
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