A framework for human microbiome research

A variety of microbial communities and their genes (microbiome) exist throughout the human body, playing fundamental roles in human health and disease. The NIH funded Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium has established a population-scale framework which catalyzed significant development of metagenomic protocols resulting in a broad range of qualitycontrolled resources and data including standardized methods for creating, processing and interpreting distinct types of high-throughput metagenomic data available to the scientific community. Here we present resources from a population of 242 healthy adults sampled at 15 to 18 body sites up to three times, which to date, have generated 5,177 microbial taxonomic profiles from 16S rRNA genes and over 3.5 Tb of metagenomic sequence. In parallel, approximately 800 Users may view, print, copy, and download text and data-mine the content in such documents, for the purposes of academic research, subject always to the full Conditions of use:http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/license.html#terms Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to [email protected]. Author Contributions Principal investigators: BWB, RAG, SKH, BAM, KEN, JFP, GMW, OW, RKW Manuscript preparation: BAM, KEN, MP, HHC, MGG, DG, CH, JFP Funding agency management: CCB, TB, VB, JLC, SC, CD, VDF, CG, MYG, RDL, JM, PM, JP, LMP, JAS, LW, CW, KAW Project leadership: SA, JHB, BWB, ATC, HHC, AME, MGF, RSF, DG, MGG, KH, SKH, CH, EAL, RM, VM, JCM, BAM, MM, DMM, KEN, JFP, EJS, JV, GMW, OW, AMW, KCW, JRW, SKY, QZ Analysis preparation for manuscript: MB, BLC, DG, MGG, MEH, CH, KL, BAM, XQ, JRW, MT Data release: LA, TB, IAC, KC, HHC, NJD, DJD, AME, VMF, LF, JMG, SG, SKH, MEH, CJ, VJ, CK, AAM, VMM, TM, MM, DMM, JO, KP, JFP, CP, XQ, RKS, NS, IS, EJS, DVW, OW, KW, KCW, CY, BPY, QZ Methods and research development: SA, HMA, MB, DMC, AME, RLE, MF, SF, MGF, DCF, DG, GG, BJH, SKH, MEH, WAK, NL, KL, VM, ERM, BAM, MM, DMM, CN, JFP, MEP, XQ, MCR, CR, EJS, SMS, DGT, DVW, GMW, YW, KMW, SY, BPY, SKY, QZ DNA sequence production: SA, EA, TA, TB, CJB, DAB, KDD, SPD, AME, RLE, CNF, SF, CCF, LLF, RSF, BH, SKH, MEH, VJ, CLK, SLL, NL, LL, DMM, IN, CN, MO, JFP, XQ, JGR, YR, MCR, DVW, YW, BPY, YZ Clinical sample collection: KMA, MAC, WMD, LLF, NG, HAH, ELH, JAK, WAK, TM, ALM, PM, SMP, JFP, GAS, JV, MAW, GMW Body site experts: KMA, EAV, GA, LB, MJB, CCD, FED, LF, JI, JAK, SKH, HHK, KPL, PJM, JR, TMS, JAS, JDS, JV Ethical, legal and social implications: RMF, DEH, WAK, NBK, CML, ALM, RR, PS, RRS, PS, LZ Strain management: EAV, JHB, IAC, KC, SWC, HHC, TZD, ASD, AME, MGF, MGG, SKH, VJ, NCK, SLL, LL, KL, EAL, VMM, BAM, DMM, KEN, IN, IP, LS, EJS, CMT, MT, DVW, GMW, AMW, YW, KMW, BPY, LZ, YZ 16S data analysis: KMA, EJA, GLA, CAA, MB, BWB, JPB, GAB, SRC, SC, JC, TZD, FED, ED, AME, RCE, MF, AAF, JF, HG, DG, BJH, TAH, SMH, CH, JI, JKJ, STK, SKH, RK, HHK, OK, PSLR, REL, KL, CAL, DM, BAM, KAM, MM, MP, JFP, MP, KSP, XQ, KPR, MCR, BR, PDS, TMS, NS, JAS, WDS, TJS, CSS, EJS, RMT, JV, TAV, ZW, DVW, GMW, JRW, KMW, YY, SY, YZ Shotgun data processing and alignments: CJB, JCC, ED, DG, AG, MEH, HJ, DK, KCK, CLK, YL, JCM, BAM, MM, DMM, JO, JFP, XQ, JGR, RKS, NUS, IS, EJS, GGS, SMS, JW, ZW, GMW, OW, KCW, TW, SKY, LZ Assembly: HMA, CJB, PSC, LC, YD, SPD, MGF, MEH, HJ, SK, BL, YL, CL, JCM, JMM, JRM, PJM, MM, JFP, MP, MEP, XQ, MR, RKS, MS, DDS, GGS, SMS, CMT, TJT, WW, GMW, KCW, LY, YY, SKY, LZ Annotation: OOA, VB, CJB, IAC, ATC, KC, HHC, ASD, MGG, JMG, JG, AG, SG, BJH, KH, SKH, CH, HJ, NCK, RM, VMM, KM, TM, MM, JO, KP, MP, XQ, NS, EJS, GGS, SMS, MT, GMW, KCW, JRW, CY, SKY, QZ, LZ WGS Metabolic Reconstruction: SA, BLC, JG, CH, JI, BAM, MM, BR, AMS, NS, MT, GMW, SY, QZ, JDZ Accession numbers for all primary sequencing data are given in Supplementary Information. Competing Interests Statement The authors declare that they have no competing interests. HHS Public Access Author manuscript Nature. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 December 14. Published in final edited form as: Nature. ; 486(7402): 215–221. doi:10.1038/nature11209. A uhor M anscript