Mobile genes in the human microbiome are structured from global to individual scales

I. L. Brito, S. Yilmaz, K. Huang, L. Xu, S. D. Jupiter, A. P. Jenkins, W. Naisilisili, M. Tamminen, C. S. Smillie, J. R. Wortman, B. W. Birren, R. J. Xavier, P. C. Blainey, A. K. Singh, D. Gevers and E. J. Alm ()
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I. L. Brito: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. Yilmaz: Sandia National Laboratories
K. Huang: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
L. Xu: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
S. D. Jupiter: Wildlife Conservation Society
A. P. Jenkins: Edith Cowan University
W. Naisilisili: Wildlife Conservation Society
M. Tamminen: Department of Aquatic Ecology
C. S. Smillie: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. R. Wortman: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
B. W. Birren: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
R. J. Xavier: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
P. C. Blainey: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
A. K. Singh: Sandia National Laboratories
D. Gevers: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
E. J. Alm: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 2016, vol. 535, issue 7612, 435-439

Abstract: Mobile genes, which can be transferred between bacterial species in the microbiome to impart properties such as antibiotic resistance, are reflective of human activity and local diets.

Date: 2016
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