Human Microbiome: A Genetic Bazaar for Microbes?
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Human Microbiome: A Genetic Bazaar for Microbes?
A recent study suggests that lateral gene transfer has been particularly intense among human-associated microbes. What can this tell us about our relationship with our internal microbial world?
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.11.023